diff --git a/src/views/PeopleView.vue b/src/views/PeopleView.vue
index 2113b94..0c0d023 100644
--- a/src/views/PeopleView.vue
+++ b/src/views/PeopleView.vue
@@ -165,8 +165,14 @@ const skippedPeople = computed(() => {
 })
 
 onMounted(async () => {
+  // Wait for Tauri to be ready
+  if (!(window as any).__TAURI__) {
+    console.error('Tauri not available - must run inside Tauri webview')
+    loading.value = false
+    return
+  }
   try {
-    console.log('PeopleView: calling getPeople...')
+    console.log('PeopleView: Tauri available, calling getPeople...')
     const result = await invoke('getPeople', { page: 1, perPage: 1000 })
     console.log('PeopleView: getPeople raw result type:', typeof result)
     console.log('PeopleView: getPeople raw result:', result)