diff --git a/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx b/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
index 6866497454..c827d96786 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export function eventLocation(metadata: { directory: string; workspace?: string
   if (metadata.directory === "global") return
   return { directory: metadata.directory, workspaceID: metadata.workspace }
 }
+
+export function shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure(reason: unknown, disposed: boolean) {
+  return !disposed || !(reason instanceof Error && reason.name === "AbortError")
+}
 // kilocode_change end
 
 export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
@@ -575,6 +579,11 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
       },
     }
 
+    // kilocode_change start - treat SDK cancellation during normal TUI disposal as expected
+    let disposed = false
+    onCleanup(() => {
+      disposed = true
+    })
     onMount(() => {
       void Promise.allSettled([
         result.location.refresh(),
@@ -586,10 +595,14 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
         result.location.command.refresh(),
         result.location.skill.refresh(),
       ]).then((settled) => {
-        for (const failure of settled.filter((item) => item.status === "rejected"))
+        for (const failure of settled) {
+          if (failure.status !== "rejected") continue
+          if (!shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure(failure.reason, disposed)) continue
           console.error("Failed to refresh default location data", failure.reason)
+        }
       })
     })
+    // kilocode_change end
 
     return result
   },
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/kilocode/data.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/kilocode/data.test.ts
index 204dbe7da4..ab3ca5137d 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/kilocode/data.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/kilocode/data.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
-import { eventLocation } from "../../src/context/data"
+import { eventLocation, shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure } from "../../src/context/data"
 
 describe("eventLocation", () => {
   test("uses the default location for global events", () => {
@@ -13,3 +13,17 @@ describe("eventLocation", () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe("shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure", () => {
+  test("suppresses lifecycle aborts after disposal", () => {
+    expect(shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure(new DOMException("aborted", "AbortError"), true)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  test("reports aborts while mounted", () => {
+    expect(shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure(new DOMException("aborted", "AbortError"), false)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test("reports non-abort failures after disposal", () => {
+    expect(shouldReportDefaultLocationFailure(new Error("network failed"), true)).toBe(true)
+  })
+})