diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index 3b75a22..2189cfb 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -3060,7 +3060,7 @@
   }
 
   function openPlanToday(trigger, navigate = true, actualMinutes = null) {
-    if (!planningOwnerLogin) {
+    if (!planningOwnerLogin && !weekWorkflow.active()) {
       qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Planning is unavailable until your operator identity is restored.';
       return;
     }
diff --git a/frontend/week-plan.js b/frontend/week-plan.js
index 9c0efaa..741dbea 100644
--- a/frontend/week-plan.js
+++ b/frontend/week-plan.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ function createWeekPlanWorkflow({controller,qs,getLogin,openPlanner,escapeHtml,e
     }));
   }
   async function open(trigger) {
-    if(!getLogin()){qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent='Planning is unavailable until your operator identity is restored.';return false;}
     trigger.disabled=true;selectedDate=controller.dates()[0].date;renderDates();openPlanner(trigger);
     qs('#mobile-week-summary').textContent='Loading Week Ahead…';
     try{await controller.load();qs('#mobile-week-summary').textContent=controller.summary();openPlanner(null,false);return true;}