server/api/helcim/customer.post.js

@@ -88,12 +88,11 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
       member
     })
 
-    // Paid-tier signups need to complete Helcim checkout in the same tab
-    // before the magic link can be clicked. Issue a short-lived, payment-only
-    // bridge cookie so /api/helcim/initialize-payment accepts the request.
-    if (body.contributionAmount > 0) {
+    // Signup completes (paid checkout or free activation) before the magic
+    // link is clicked, so issue a short-lived, payment-only bridge cookie
+    // that lets /api/helcim/initialize-payment and /api/helcim/subscription
+    // identify the member without a verified auth session.
     setPaymentBridgeCookie(event, member)
-    }
 
     return {
       success: true,