diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
index ad19c9b1e..693e3861c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/auth/auth_router.ts
@@ -420,6 +420,13 @@ export function authRouter() {
 
         // set auth cookie in response header
         await setAuthInCookie({ uid: user.id }, res)
+        const cookie = res.get('cookie')
+        if (!cookie) {
+          return res.redirect(
+            `${env.client.url}/email-login?errorCodes=${LoginErrorCode.AuthFailed}`
+          )
+        }
+        res.setHeader('set-cookie', cookie)
         await handleSuccessfulLogin(req, res, user, false)
       } catch (e) {
         logger.info('email-login exception:', e)