diff --git a/internal/auth/service.go b/internal/auth/service.go
index ad0d3b8..e642a43 100644
--- a/internal/auth/service.go
+++ b/internal/auth/service.go
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ func (s *Service) RequestLogin(ctx context.Context, email string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	link := s.baseURL + "/auth/verify?token=" + url.QueryEscape(plaintext)
+	// The magic link must land on the SPA page (verify.html), not the
+	// JSON API endpoint /auth/verify. The page reads the token from
+	// the URL, POSTs it to /auth/verify, stores the JWT and redirects
+	// to /app.html. Pointing the email at /auth/verify exposes the
+	// raw JSON body to anyone who clicks the link.
+	link := s.baseURL + "/verify.html?token=" + url.QueryEscape(plaintext)
 	if err := s.mailer.SendMagicLink(ctx, email, link); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("send mail: %w", err)
 	}