diff --git a/lib/directus.ts b/lib/directus.ts
index 963218b7..5f69b056 100644
--- a/lib/directus.ts
+++ b/lib/directus.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 const BASE = (process.env.DIRECTUS_URL || "").replace(/\/$/, "");
 const TOKEN_ADMIN_REGISTER = process.env.DIRECTUS_TOKEN_ADMIN_REGISTER || ""; // server-only
-const ROLE_MEMBER_ID_ENV = process.env.DIRECTUS_ROLE_MEMBER_ID || "";
-const ROLE_MEMBER_NAME_ENV = process.env.DIRECTUS_ROLE_MEMBER_NAME || "Users";
+const ROLE_MEMBER_NAME = process.env.DIRECTUS_ROLE_MEMBER_NAME || "Users";
 
 const PROJECTS_COLLECTION = process.env.DIRECTUS_PROJECTS_COLLECTION || "projects";
 
@@ -209,9 +208,7 @@ export async function patchProject(
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export async function resolveMemberRoleId(): Promise<string> {
-  if (ROLE_MEMBER_ID_ENV) return ROLE_MEMBER_ID_ENV;
-
-  const name = ROLE_MEMBER_NAME_ENV;
+  const name = ROLE_MEMBER_NAME;
   const q = `/roles?filter[name][_eq]=${encodeURIComponent(name)}&fields=id,name&limit=1`;
   const { data } = await directusAdminFetch<{ data: Array<{ id: string }> }>(q);
   const hit = data?.[0]?.id;
@@ -219,14 +216,15 @@ export async function resolveMemberRoleId(): Promise<string> {
   return hit;
 }
 
+/** Registrations always create a 'Users' role account. No overrides. */
 export async function createDirectusUser(input: {
   username: string;
   password: string;
   email?: string;
-  roleId?: string;
 }): Promise<{ id: string }> {
-  const role = input.roleId || (await resolveMemberRoleId());
+  const role = await resolveMemberRoleId();
 
+  // If email is omitted, create a stable placeholder so login can still work.
   const email =
   input.email && input.email.trim()
   ? input.email.trim()
@@ -262,5 +260,6 @@ export async function loginDirectus(email: string, password: string) {
                           cache: "no-store",
   });
   const json = await throwIfNotOk(res);
+  // Directus typically returns { data: { access_token, refresh_token, expires } }
   return json?.data ?? json;
 }