diff --git a/frontend/app/page.tsx b/frontend/app/page.tsx
index 3eb22bd8..dd50f739 100644
--- a/frontend/app/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/page.tsx
@@ -165,11 +165,18 @@ export default function Home() {
       await db.items.add(itemData);
 
       // 2. If online, try to push to backend immediately
-      if (isOnline) {
-        await inventoryApi.createItem(1, itemData);
-        toast.success("Item saved to cloud catalog!");
-      } else {
+      if (isOnline && currentUser) {
+        try {
+          await inventoryApi.createItem(currentUser.id, itemData);
+          toast.success("Item saved to cloud catalog!");
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          console.error("Cloud sync failed:", err.message);
+          toast.error("Item saved locally. Cloud sync failed.");
+        }
+      } else if (!isOnline) {
         toast.success("Item saved locally. Will sync when online.");
+      } else {
+        toast("Please log in to save to cloud.", { icon: '⚠️' });
       }
 
       setShowOnboarding(false);