diff --git a/src/app/client-login/page.tsx b/src/app/client-login/page.tsx
index 76acfa1..d309f9e 100644
--- a/src/app/client-login/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/client-login/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/client';
 
 export default function ClientLoginPage() {
   const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ export default function ClientLoginPage() {
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const router = useRouter();
+  const supabase = createClient();
 
   const handleLogin = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -27,13 +29,27 @@ export default function ClientLoginPage() {
 
       if (!res.ok) {
         setError(data.error || 'Login failed');
+        console.error('Login error:', data);
         return;
       }
 
-      // Redirect to contributor dashboard
+      // Hydrate Supabase client with the session from the API response so
+      // AuthContext picks it up immediately and the next render of
+      // /contributor sees an authenticated user (no flash of logged-out
+      // state, no race against cookie propagation).
+      if (data.session?.access_token && data.session?.refresh_token) {
+        await supabase.auth.setSession({
+          access_token: data.session.access_token,
+          refresh_token: data.session.refresh_token,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Redirect to contributor dashboard (fresh session in AuthContext)
       router.push('/contributor');
+      router.refresh();
     } catch (err: any) {
       setError(err.message || 'An error occurred');
+      console.error('Login exception:', err);
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }