diff --git a/src/services/mal/MalAuth.ts b/src/services/mal/MalAuth.ts
index e4f7f5e5..73e86537 100644
--- a/src/services/mal/MalAuth.ts
+++ b/src/services/mal/MalAuth.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class MalAuthService {
     return this.token;
   }
 
+  isAuthenticated(): boolean {
+    return this.getToken() !== null;
+  }
+
   saveToken(token: MalToken) {
     this.token = token;
     mmkvStorage.setString(KEYS.ACCESS, token.accessToken);
diff --git a/src/services/mal/MalSync.ts b/src/services/mal/MalSync.ts
index 09f1d04b..f93fa35b 100644
--- a/src/services/mal/MalSync.ts
+++ b/src/services/mal/MalSync.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export const MalSync = {
       const isEnabled = mmkvStorage.getBoolean('mal_enabled') ?? true;
       const isAutoUpdate = mmkvStorage.getBoolean('mal_auto_update') ?? true;
       
-      if (!isEnabled || !isAutoUpdate) {
+      if (!isEnabled || !isAutoUpdate || !MalAuth.isAuthenticated()) {
           return;
       }
 
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ export const MalSync = {
    */
   scrobbleDirect: async (malId: number, episodeNumber: number) => {
       try {
-          // Respect user settings
+          // Respect user settings and login status
           const isEnabled = mmkvStorage.getBoolean('mal_enabled') ?? true;
           const isAutoUpdate = mmkvStorage.getBoolean('mal_auto_update') ?? true;
-          if (!isEnabled || !isAutoUpdate) return;
+          if (!isEnabled || !isAutoUpdate || !MalAuth.isAuthenticated()) return;
 
           // Check current status
           const currentInfo = await MalApiService.getMyListStatus(malId);
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ export const MalSync = {
    * Import MAL list items into local library
    */
   syncMalToLibrary: async () => {
+      if (!MalAuth.isAuthenticated()) return false;
       try {
           let allItems: MalAnimeNode[] = [];
           let offset = 0;
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ export const MalSync = {
    * Automatically adds MAL 'watching' items to the Nuvio Library
    */
   syncMalWatchingToLibrary: async () => {
+      if (!MalAuth.isAuthenticated()) return;
       try {
           logger.log('[MalSync] Auto-syncing MAL watching items to library...');
           
diff --git a/src/services/watchedService.ts b/src/services/watchedService.ts
index a923bf7f..e83e0bf5 100644
--- a/src/services/watchedService.ts
+++ b/src/services/watchedService.ts
@@ -219,10 +219,9 @@ class WatchedService {
             }
 
             // Sync to MAL
-            const malToken = MalAuth.getToken();
-            if (malToken) {
+            if (MalAuth.isAuthenticated()) {
                 MalSync.scrobbleEpisode(
-                    title || '', // Use real title if provided for search fallback
+                    title || 'Movie', // Use real title or generic fallback
                     1, 
                     1, 
                     'movie', 
@@ -300,8 +299,7 @@ class WatchedService {
             }
 
             // Sync to MAL
-            const malToken = MalAuth.getToken();
-            if (malToken && (showImdbId || malId || tmdbId)) {
+            if (MalAuth.isAuthenticated() && (showImdbId || malId || tmdbId)) {
                 // Strategy 0: Direct Match (if malId is provided)
                 let synced = false;
                 if (malId) {