diff --git a/admin-web/lib/supabase.ts b/admin-web/lib/supabase.ts
index c696ce7..a2701c7 100644
--- a/admin-web/lib/supabase.ts
+++ b/admin-web/lib/supabase.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
+import { createBrowserClient } from '@supabase/ssr'
 
 // Support both EXPO_PUBLIC_ (mobile) and NEXT_PUBLIC_ (web) prefixes
 const supabaseUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL 
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
   console.log('Using NEXT_PUBLIC:', !!process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL)
 }
 
-export const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey, {
-  auth: {
-    autoRefreshToken: true,
-    persistSession: true,
-  },
-})
+// Use createBrowserClient for proper cookie handling in Next.js
+// This stores the session in cookies so middleware can access it
+export const supabase = createBrowserClient<Database>(
+  supabaseUrl,
+  supabaseKey
+)
 
 export const isSupabaseConfigured = () => {
   const url = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ export interface Database {
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
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