diff --git a/app/priv/repo/seeds.exs b/app/priv/repo/seeds.exs
index 36dbe87..ecf461c 100644
--- a/app/priv/repo/seeds.exs
+++ b/app/priv/repo/seeds.exs
@@ -11,11 +11,29 @@
 # and so on) as they will fail if something goes wrong.
 
 if Mix.env() == :dev do
+  import Ecto.Query
   alias Firehose.Accounts
 
-  # Create demo user if not already present
-  unless Accounts.get_user_by_email("demo@example.com") do
+  # Get or create demo user
+  user = Accounts.get_user_by_email("demo@example.com")
+
+  unless user do
     {:ok, user} = Accounts.register_user(%{email: "demo@example.com"})
+  end
+
+  # Ensure user is confirmed to allow password login and avoid magic link conflicts
+  if is_nil(user.confirmed_at) do
+    Firehose.Repo.update_all(
+      from(u in Accounts.User, where: u.email == ^"demo@example.com"),
+      set: [confirmed_at: DateTime.utc_now()]
+    )
+
+    # Reload user after confirmation
+    user = Accounts.get_user_by_email("demo@example.com")
+  end
+
+  # Set password if not already set
+  unless user.hashed_password do
     {:ok, {_user, _tokens}} = Accounts.update_user_password(user, %{password: "password123!"})
   end
 end