diff --git a/src/app/auth/emailVerification.tsx b/src/app/auth/emailVerification.tsx
index b0a3cb3..d8d80a9 100644
--- a/src/app/auth/emailVerification.tsx
+++ b/src/app/auth/emailVerification.tsx
@@ -63,14 +63,23 @@ const EmailVerification: React.FC = () => {
       console.log("Parsed response data:", data);
 
       if (res.ok && (data as unknown as VerificationResponse)?.success) {
-        router.replace("/signin?verified=true");
+        setStatus("success");
+        setMessage("Email verified successfully! Redirecting to login...");
+        // Use window.location.href for a hard redirect to ensure it works
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          window.location.href = "/signin?verified=true";
+        }, 1500);
         return;
       }
 
       const msg = String(data?.message || "").toLowerCase();
       if (msg.includes("already verified")) {
-        // Check if there's a redirect URL in the response for already verified case too
-        router.replace("/signin?verified=true");
+        setStatus("success");
+        setMessage("Email already verified! Redirecting to login...");
+        // Use window.location.href for a hard redirect to ensure it works
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          window.location.href = "/signin?verified=true";
+        }, 1500);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -137,7 +146,13 @@ const EmailVerification: React.FC = () => {
       <div className="max-w-md w-full space-y-6">
         {status === "success" && (
           <div className="bg-green-50 border border-green-200 rounded-md p-4 text-center">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-center mb-2">
+              <svg className="w-6 h-6 text-green-600" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M5 13l4 4L19 7" />
+              </svg>
+            </div>
             <p className="text-green-800 font-medium">{message || "Email verified. Redirecting..."}</p>
+            <p className="text-green-600 text-sm mt-1">You will be redirected to the login page shortly.</p>
           </div>
         )}
 
diff --git a/src/config/backend.ts b/src/config/backend.ts
index 769b1bb..41b2739 100644
--- a/src/config/backend.ts
+++ b/src/config/backend.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // 
 export const BACKEND_URL = 'https://backend.codenuk.com';
 
-// export const BACKEND_URL = 'http://localhost:8000';
+// export const BACKEND_URL = 'http://192.168.1.16:8000';
 
 export const SOCKET_URL = BACKEND_URL;