diff --git a/app/components/EventTicketPurchase.vue b/app/components/EventTicketPurchase.vue
index f0eddb4..10c33ef 100644
--- a/app/components/EventTicketPurchase.vue
+++ b/app/components/EventTicketPurchase.vue
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ const handleSubmit = async () => {
       await initializeTicketPayment(
         props.eventId,
         form.value.email,
-        ticketInfo.value.price,
         props.eventTitle,
       );
 
diff --git a/app/composables/useHelcimPay.js b/app/composables/useHelcimPay.js
index 775e86d..5e07a30 100644
--- a/app/composables/useHelcimPay.js
+++ b/app/composables/useHelcimPay.js
@@ -29,26 +29,14 @@ export const useHelcimPay = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  // Initialize payment for event ticket purchase
-  const initializeTicketPayment = async (
-    eventId,
-    email,
-    amount,
-    eventTitle = null,
-  ) => {
+  const _initializeTicket = async (metadata, errorPrefix) => {
     try {
       const response = await $fetch("/api/helcim/initialize-payment", {
         method: "POST",
         body: {
           customerId: null,
-          customerCode: email, // Use email as customer code for event tickets
-          amount,
-          metadata: {
-            type: "event_ticket",
-            eventId,
-            email,
-            eventTitle,
-          },
+          customerCode: metadata.email,
+          metadata,
         },
       });
 
@@ -62,50 +50,24 @@ export const useHelcimPay = () => {
         };
       }
 
-      throw new Error("Failed to initialize ticket payment session");
+      throw new Error(`Failed to initialize ${errorPrefix} session`);
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Ticket payment initialization error:", error);
+      console.error(`${errorPrefix} initialization error:`, error);
       throw error;
     }
   };
 
-  // Initialize payment for series pass purchase
-  const initializeSeriesTicketPayment = async (
-    seriesId,
-    email,
-    seriesTitle = null,
-  ) => {
-    try {
-      const response = await $fetch("/api/helcim/initialize-payment", {
-        method: "POST",
-        body: {
-          customerId: null,
-          customerCode: email,
-          metadata: {
-            type: "series_ticket",
-            seriesId,
-            email,
-            eventTitle: seriesTitle,
-          },
-        },
-      });
+  const initializeTicketPayment = (eventId, email, eventTitle = null) =>
+    _initializeTicket(
+      { type: "event_ticket", eventId, email, eventTitle },
+      "ticket payment",
+    );
 
-      if (response.success) {
-        checkoutToken = response.checkoutToken;
-        secretToken = response.secretToken;
-        return {
-          success: true,
-          checkoutToken: response.checkoutToken,
-          amount: response.amount,
-        };
-      }
-
-      throw new Error("Failed to initialize series payment session");
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Series payment initialization error:", error);
-      throw error;
-    }
-  };
+  const initializeSeriesTicketPayment = (seriesId, email, seriesTitle = null) =>
+    _initializeTicket(
+      { type: "series_ticket", seriesId, email, eventTitle: seriesTitle },
+      "series payment",
+    );
 
   // Show payment modal
   const showPaymentModal = () => {
@@ -179,6 +141,7 @@ export const useHelcimPay = () => {
       if (typeof window.appendHelcimPayIframe === "function") {
         // Set up event listener for HelcimPay.js responses
         const helcimPayJsIdentifierKey = "helcim-pay-js-" + checkoutToken;
+        let observerTimer, paymentTimer;
 
         const handleHelcimPayEvent = (event) => {
           console.log("Received window message:", event.data);
@@ -188,6 +151,8 @@ export const useHelcimPay = () => {
 
             // Remove event listener to prevent multiple responses
             window.removeEventListener("message", handleHelcimPayEvent);
+            clearTimeout(observerTimer);
+            clearTimeout(paymentTimer);
 
             // Close the Helcim modal
             if (typeof window.removeHelcimPayIframe === "function") {
@@ -277,10 +242,10 @@ export const useHelcimPay = () => {
         );
 
         // Clean up observer after a timeout
-        setTimeout(() => observer.disconnect(), 5000);
+        observerTimer = setTimeout(() => observer.disconnect(), 5000);
 
         // Add timeout to clean up if no response (10 minutes for manual card entry)
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        paymentTimer = setTimeout(() => {
           console.log("Payment timeout reached, cleaning up event listener...");
           window.removeEventListener("message", handleHelcimPayEvent);
           reject(new Error("Payment timeout - no response received"));
diff --git a/docs/LAUNCH_READINESS.md b/docs/LAUNCH_READINESS.md
index feae0ca..bc54672 100644
--- a/docs/LAUNCH_READINESS.md
+++ b/docs/LAUNCH_READINESS.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ See `docs/TODO.md` for:
 - Members table NAME column clipping.
 - OWASP ASVS L1 Phase 4 (file-upload validation pipeline, granular RBAC, credential encryption).
 - `tickets/available.get.js:115` `memberSavings` block reports `$0 saved` for inactive members — cosmetic; suppress comparison block when `!hasMemberAccess(member)` if it ever surfaces in UI.
+- Simplify-pass follow-ups (2026-04-25): source-grep test bloat, login/verify rate-limit gap, stringly-typed `metadata.type`, reconcile-payments sequential loop, stale `new Date()` in events list, `loadPublicSeries` helper extraction.
 
 ### Known gotchas worth addressing post-launch
 
@@ -148,3 +149,4 @@ Context: Phase 4 audit against `docs/specs/events-visual-audit-findings.md` fixe
 - Update stale tier comment in `app/composables/useMemberPayment.js:59`.
 - Update error log message referencing "tier" in `server/api/members/update-contribution.post.js:221`.
 - Rename `handleUpdateTier` handler in `app/pages/member/account.vue`.
+
diff --git a/server/api/auth/verify.post.js b/server/api/auth/verify.post.js
index 4ada236..1a0a6cd 100644
--- a/server/api/auth/verify.post.js
+++ b/server/api/auth/verify.post.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import Member from '../../models/member.js'
 import { validateBody } from '../../utils/validateBody.js'
 import { verifyMagicLinkSchema } from '../../utils/schemas.js'
+import { setAuthCookie } from '../../utils/auth.js'
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   const { token } = await validateBody(event, verifyMagicLinkSchema)
@@ -57,20 +58,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     { runValidators: false }
   )
 
-  // Issue session token with tokenVersion claim for revocation support
-  const sessionToken = jwt.sign(
-    { memberId: member._id, email: member.email, tv: member.tokenVersion },
-    config.jwtSecret,
-    { expiresIn: '7d' },
-  )
-
-  setCookie(event, 'auth-token', sessionToken, {
-    httpOnly: true,
-    secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
-    sameSite: 'lax',
-    path: '/',
-    maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 7, // 7 days
-  })
+  setAuthCookie(event, member)
 
   const redirectUrl = member.role === 'admin' ? '/admin' : '/member/dashboard'
   return { success: true, redirectUrl }