diff --git a/packages/app/src/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts b/packages/app/src/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
index d9a9c3ac..6ae0cfdf 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ export const nextAuthOptions = {
     GithubProvider({
       clientId: env.GITHUB_CLIENT_ID,
       clientSecret: env.GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET,
+      authorization: {
+        params: {
+          // Request standard scopes explicitly and attempt to force a fresh login
+          scope: "read:user user:email",
+          // Some providers respect prompt=login; GitHub may ignore it, but harmless
+          prompt: "login",
+        },
+      },
     }),
   ],
   callbacks: {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/buttons.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/buttons.tsx
index acb0d6b1..d7322ccb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ui/buttons.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/buttons.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export const LoginButton = () => {
       onClick={() =>
         signIn("github", {
           callbackUrl: `${location.origin}/race`,
+          // Attempt to force a fresh login at the provider
+          prompt: "login",
         })
       }
     >