diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 29c64af..4951774 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ services:
     image: postgres:16-alpine
     container_name: sexy_postgres
     restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     environment:
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ services:
     image: redis:7-alpine
     container_name: sexy_redis
     restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
     volumes:
       - redis_data:/data
     command: redis-server --appendonly yes
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/context.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/context.ts
index c9f2f8d..0d5f1b0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/context.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/context.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import type { YogaInitialContext } from "graphql-yoga";
+import type { FastifyRequest, FastifyReply } from "fastify";
 import type { Context } from "./builder";
 import { getSession } from "../lib/auth";
 import { db } from "../db/connection";
 import { redis } from "../lib/auth";
 
-export async function buildContext(ctx: YogaInitialContext & { request: Request; reply: unknown; db: typeof db; redis: typeof redis }): Promise<Context> {
+type ServerContext = {
+  req: FastifyRequest;
+  reply: FastifyReply;
+  db: typeof db;
+  redis: typeof redis;
+};
+
+export async function buildContext(ctx: YogaInitialContext & ServerContext): Promise<Context> {
   const request = ctx.request;
   const cookieHeader = request.headers.get("cookie") || "";
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/auth.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/auth.ts
index 6f0344f..0cc2d12 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/auth.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@ builder.mutationField("register", (t) =>
         email_verified: false,
       });
 
-      await sendVerification(args.email, verifyToken);
+      try {
+        await sendVerification(args.email, verifyToken);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("Failed to send verification email:", (e as Error).message);
+      }
       return true;
     },
   }),
@@ -184,7 +188,11 @@ builder.mutationField("requestPasswordReset", (t) =>
         .set({ password_reset_token: token, password_reset_expiry: expiry })
         .where(eq(users.id, user[0].id));
 
-      await sendPasswordReset(args.email, token);
+      try {
+        await sendPasswordReset(args.email, token);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("Failed to send password reset email:", (e as Error).message);
+      }
       return true;
     },
   }),
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 1390743..7e01144 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import Fastify from "fastify";
+import Fastify, { FastifyRequest, FastifyReply } from "fastify";
 import fastifyCookie from "@fastify/cookie";
 import fastifyCors from "@fastify/cors";
 import fastifyMultipart from "@fastify/multipart";
 import fastifyStatic from "@fastify/static";
 import { createYoga } from "graphql-yoga";
-import { Readable } from "stream";
 import path from "path";
 import { schema } from "./graphql/index";
 import { buildContext } from "./graphql/context";
@@ -44,34 +43,24 @@ async function main() {
     decorateReply: false,
   });
 
-  const yoga = createYoga({
+  const yoga = createYoga<{ req: FastifyRequest; reply: FastifyReply; db: typeof db; redis: typeof redis }>({
     schema,
     context: buildContext,
     graphqlEndpoint: "/graphql",
     healthCheckEndpoint: "/health",
     logging: {
-      debug: (msg: string) => fastify.log.debug(msg),
-      info: (msg: string) => fastify.log.info(msg),
-      warn: (msg: string) => fastify.log.warn(msg),
-      error: (msg: string) => fastify.log.error(msg),
+      debug: (...args) => args.forEach((arg) => fastify.log.debug(arg)),
+      info: (...args) => args.forEach((arg) => fastify.log.info(arg)),
+      warn: (...args) => args.forEach((arg) => fastify.log.warn(arg)),
+      error: (...args) => args.forEach((arg) => fastify.log.error(arg)),
     },
   });
 
   fastify.route({
     url: "/graphql",
     method: ["GET", "POST", "OPTIONS"],
-    handler: async (request, reply) => {
-      const response = await yoga.handleNodeRequestAndResponse(
-        request.raw,
-        reply.raw,
-        { reply, db, redis },
-      );
-      reply.status(response.status);
-      for (const [key, value] of response.headers.entries()) {
-        reply.header(key, value);
-      }
-      return reply.send(Readable.from(response.body));
-    },
+    handler: (req, reply) =>
+      yoga.handleNodeRequestAndResponse(req, reply, { req, reply, db, redis }),
   });
 
   fastify.get("/health", async (_request, reply) => {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/scripts/migrate.ts b/packages/backend/src/scripts/migrate.ts
index 6d666d5..8083c30 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/scripts/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/scripts/migrate.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ const db = drizzle(pool);
 
 async function main() {
   console.log("Running schema migrations...");
-  const migrationsFolder = path.join(__dirname, "../../migrations");
+  // In dev (tsx): __dirname = src/scripts → migrations are at src/migrations
+  // In prod (node dist): __dirname = dist/scripts → migrations are at ../../migrations (package root)
+  const migrationsFolder = __dirname.includes("/src/")
+    ? path.join(__dirname, "../migrations")
+    : path.join(__dirname, "../../migrations");
   await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder });
   console.log("Schema migrations complete.");
   await pool.end();