Valorant Error van-9006 is an in-client authentication error. Your Riot account session token is valid for login but the game server could not verify it for match access. This is commonly a server-side issue or an expired session token.
Usually server-sideLast verified: 2026-08-19
Log out and back in
Sign out of the Riot Client completely (not just Valorant) and sign back in. This refreshes your session token and resolves most van-9006 occurrences.
Check Riot status
Visit status.riotgames.com. If Valorant's authentication services are experiencing issues, van-9006 will be widespread and Riot will resolve it on their end.
How to fix step by step
- 1Sign out of the Riot Client completely and sign back in
- 2Restart the Riot Client entirely (close all Riot processes in Task Manager, then reopen)
- 3Check status.riotgames.com for any authentication service outages
- 4Clear the Riot Client cache: delete the contents of %LocalAppData%\Riot Games\Riot Client\Data
How VAN-9006 differs from related codes
- Error VAN-9001: Valorant failed during startup while contacting Riot authentication or configuration services. (server or client)
- Error VAN-9003: Valorant could not connect to Riot services or complete Vanguard checks. (server or client)
- Error VAN-9998: Valorant could not connect to game servers — VAN 9998. (server or client)