diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/LoginPage.tsx b/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/LoginPage.tsx
index 69f3e98f5..13347c548 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/LoginPage.tsx
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/pages/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import {
   Alert,
   Anchor,
@@ -11,56 +11,29 @@ import {
   Text,
   TextInput,
   Title,
-} from "@mantine/core";
+} from '@mantine/core';
 import {
   IconArrowRight,
   IconDeviceMobile,
   IconLock,
   IconMail,
-} from "@tabler/icons-react";
-import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
-import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
-import { z } from "zod";
-import { useNavigate, Link } from "react-router-dom";
-import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
-import { useApiMutation } from "@ema-platform/api";
-import { notify, useErrorHandler } from "@ema-platform/ui";
-import { AuthShell } from "../components/AuthShell";
-import { loginSuccess, setUser, setCurrentProfile } from "../store/auth.slice";
-import type {
-  LoginPayload,
-  AuthUser,
-  CurrentProfile,
-} from "../types/auth.types";
-import { useAuthConfig } from "../AuthConfig";
-import { authStorage } from "../utils/auth-storage";
-const emailOrPhone = z
-  .string()
-  .trim()
-  .transform((value) => {
-    // Convert 09xxxxxxxx -> +2519xxxxxxxx
-    if (/^09\d{8}$/.test(value)) {
-      return `+251${value.substring(1)}`;
-    }
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { useNavigate, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { AuthShell } from '../components/AuthShell';
+import { loginSuccess, setUser, setCurrentProfile } from '../store/auth.slice';
+import type { LoginPayload, AuthUser, CurrentProfile } from '../types/auth.types';
+import { useAuthConfig } from '../AuthConfig';
+import { authStorage } from '../utils/auth-storage';
 
-    return value;
-  })
-  .refine(
-    (value) => {
-      const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
-      const phoneRegex = /^\+2519\d{8}$/;
-
-      return emailRegex.test(value) || phoneRegex.test(value);
-    },
-    {
-      message: "Enter a valid email or phone number (+2519xxxxxxxx)",
-    },
-  );
 const schema = z.object({
-  email: emailOrPhone,
-  password: z
-    .string()
-    .min(8, { message: "Password must be at least 8 characters" }),
+  email: z.string().email({ message: 'Enter a valid email' }),
+  password: z.string().min(5, { message: 'Password must be at least 6 characters' }),
 });
 
 type FormValues = z.infer<typeof schema>;
@@ -73,7 +46,9 @@ export function LoginPage() {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [rememberMe, setRememberMe] = useState(true);
   const [serverError, setServerError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const { handleError } = useErrorHandler();
+  // MFA second step: set once /auth/login answers `mfaRequired` (US-IAM-006).
+  const [mfaEmail, setMfaEmail] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [mfaOtp, setMfaOtp] = useState('');
   const [loginTrigger] = useApiMutation<LoginPayload>();
   const [meTrigger] = useApiMutation<AuthUser>();
   const [profileTrigger] = useApiMutation<{ profile: CurrentProfile | null }>();
@@ -90,8 +65,8 @@ export function LoginPage() {
     setIsLoading(true);
     try {
       const data = await loginTrigger({
-        url: "/auth/login",
-        method: "POST",
+        url: '/auth/login',
+        method: 'POST',
         body: values,
       }).unwrap();
 
@@ -139,8 +114,8 @@ export function LoginPage() {
     dispatch(loginSuccess(data));
 
       const me = await meTrigger({
-        url: "/auth/me",
-        method: "GET",
+        url: '/auth/me',
+        method: 'GET',
       }).unwrap();
       dispatch(setUser(me));
 
@@ -151,8 +126,8 @@ export function LoginPage() {
       // `useCurrentProfile` resolves it again on demand.
       try {
         const { profile } = await profileTrigger({
-          url: "/profiles/me",
-          method: "GET",
+          url: '/profiles/me',
+          method: 'GET',
         }).unwrap();
         if (profile) {
           authStorage.setProfileId(profile.id);
@@ -162,23 +137,17 @@ export function LoginPage() {
         // Offline or a 5xx — the portal still works; the resolver retries.
       }
 
-      if (!me.isPhoneNumberVerified) {
-        navigate("/otp-verify", {
-          state: {
-            email: me.email,
-            phoneNumber: me.phoneNumber,
-          },
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-
-      navigate(loginRedirectPath);
-    } catch (err: unknown) {
-      setServerError(handleError(err));
-    } finally {
-      localStorage.setItem("rememberMe", String(rememberMe));
-      setIsLoading(false);
+    if (!me.isPhoneNumberVerified) {
+      navigate('/otp-verify', {
+        state: {
+          email: me.email,
+          phoneNumber: me.phoneNumber,
+        },
+      });
+      return;
     }
+
+    navigate(loginRedirectPath);
   };
 
   return (
@@ -194,12 +163,7 @@ export function LoginPage() {
         </div>
 
         {serverError && (
-          <Alert
-            variant="light"
-            color="red"
-            withCloseButton
-            onClose={() => setServerError(null)}
-          >
+          <Alert variant="light" color="red" withCloseButton onClose={() => setServerError(null)}>
             {serverError}
           </Alert>
         )}
@@ -248,7 +212,7 @@ export function LoginPage() {
               size="md"
               leftSection={<IconMail size={18} />}
               error={errors.email?.message}
-              {...register("email")}
+              {...register('email')}
             />
             <PasswordInput
               label="Password"
@@ -256,7 +220,7 @@ export function LoginPage() {
               size="md"
               leftSection={<IconLock size={18} />}
               error={errors.password?.message}
-              {...register("password")}
+              {...register('password')}
             />
 
             <Group justify="space-between">
@@ -289,9 +253,23 @@ export function LoginPage() {
             </Button>
           </Stack>
         </form>
+        )}
+
+        <Divider label="or" labelPosition="center" />
+
+        <Button
+          variant="default"
+          fullWidth
+          size="md"
+          leftSection={<IconDeviceMobile size={18} />}
+          onClick={() => notify.info('Phone sign-in is coming soon.')}
+        >
+          Sign in with phone number
+        </Button>
+
         {enableSignup && (
           <Text ta="center" size="sm" c="dimmed">
-            Don&apos;t have an account?{" "}
+            Don&apos;t have an account?{' '}
             <Anchor component={Link} to="/signup" fw={700}>
               Create one
             </Anchor>
@@ -300,4 +278,4 @@ export function LoginPage() {
       </Stack>
     </AuthShell>
   );
-}
+}
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