diff --git a/packages/auth/src/adapter.ts b/packages/auth/src/adapter.ts
index 61d74a9..e1f899d 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/adapter.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,29 @@ function createAdapter(): Adapter | undefined {
   }
 
   try {
-    return DrizzleAdapter(db, {
+    const baseAdapter = DrizzleAdapter(db, {
       usersTable: users,
       accountsTable: accounts,
       sessionsTable: sessions,
       verificationTokensTable: verificationTokens,
     });
+
+    // Override token methods — our custom sendVerificationRequest (config.ts)
+    // stores its own token with a "custom:" prefix, and our custom
+    // /api/auth/verify-email route consumes it directly.
+    // NextAuth's default flow creates a *hashed* token that our custom
+    // verify route can never match, causing Verification_Failed errors.
+    return {
+      ...baseAdapter,
+      createVerificationToken: async (token) => {
+        // No-op: our sendVerificationRequest handles token creation
+        return token;
+      },
+      useVerificationToken: async (params) => {
+        // No-op: our /api/auth/verify-email route handles token consumption
+        return null;
+      },
+    };
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Auth adapter: Failed to create Drizzle adapter:", error);
     return undefined;
diff --git a/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts b/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts
index 44ee338..5d74ba0 100644
--- a/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts
+++ b/sites/mainweb/app/(portal)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
         // the token value as-is (no hashing) with a "custom:" prefix
         const customTokenValue = `custom:${tokenParam}`;
 
+        console.log(`[verify-email] Looking up token for ${email}`);
+
         const result = await db
             .delete(verificationTokens)
             .where(
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
             .returning();
 
         if (result.length === 0) {
+            console.warn(`[verify-email] No matching token found for ${email} — link may be expired or already used`);
             return NextResponse.redirect(`${baseUrl}/auth/error?error=Verification`);
         }