diff --git a/src/app/(main)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts b/src/app/(main)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts
index 07a9822..b409093 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/(main)/api/auth/verify-email/route.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { sendWelcomeEmail } from '@/lib/email';
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   const token = new URL(request.url).searchParams.get('token');
-  const expiredUrl = new URL('/verify-email?status=expired', request.url);
+  const publicAppUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL || new URL(request.url).origin;
+  const expiredUrl = new URL('/verify-email?status=expired', publicAppUrl);
 
   if (!token) return NextResponse.redirect(expiredUrl);
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
     console.error('Welcome email after verification failed:', error);
   }
 
-  const response = NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/onboarding?email_verified=1', request.url));
+  const response = NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/onboarding?email_verified=1', publicAppUrl));
   response.cookies.set('userId', signUserId(user.id), getAuthCookieOptions());
   return response;
 }