diff --git a/server/db/models/verification_requests.go b/server/db/models/verification_requests.go
index 50fa77f..7d94c6a 100644
--- a/server/db/models/verification_requests.go
+++ b/server/db/models/verification_requests.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type VerificationRequest struct {
 	CreatedAt   int64  `json:"created_at" bson:"created_at"`
 	UpdatedAt   int64  `json:"updated_at" bson:"updated_at"`
 	Email       string `gorm:"uniqueIndex:idx_email_identifier" json:"email" bson:"email"`
-	Nonce       string `gorm:"type:char(36)" json:"nonce" bson:"nonce"`
+	Nonce       string `gorm:"type:text" json:"nonce" bson:"nonce"`
 	RedirectURI string `gorm:"type:text" json:"redirect_uri" bson:"redirect_uri"`
 }
 
diff --git a/server/email/verification_email.go b/server/email/verification_email.go
index cc6bb54..2c10ef4 100644
--- a/server/email/verification_email.go
+++ b/server/email/verification_email.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package email
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/server/constants"
 	"github.com/authorizerdev/authorizer/server/envstore"
 )
@@ -103,5 +105,9 @@ func SendVerificationMail(toEmail, token, hostname string) error {
 	message = addEmailTemplate(message, data, "verify_email.tmpl")
 	// bodyMessage := sender.WriteHTMLEmail(Receiver, Subject, message)
 
-	return SendMail(Receiver, Subject, message)
+	err := SendMail(Receiver, Subject, message)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("=> error sending email:", err)
+	}
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/server/resolvers/magic_link_login.go b/server/resolvers/magic_link_login.go
index ff39da8..7014ca1 100644
--- a/server/resolvers/magic_link_login.go
+++ b/server/resolvers/magic_link_login.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func MagicLinkLoginResolver(ctx context.Context, params model.MagicLinkLoginInpu
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(`error generating token`, err)
 		}
-		db.Provider.AddVerificationRequest(models.VerificationRequest{
+		_, err = db.Provider.AddVerificationRequest(models.VerificationRequest{
 			Token:       verificationToken,
 			Identifier:  verificationType,
 			ExpiresAt:   time.Now().Add(time.Minute * 30).Unix(),
@@ -147,8 +147,11 @@ func MagicLinkLoginResolver(ctx context.Context, params model.MagicLinkLoginInpu
 			Nonce:       nonceHash,
 			RedirectURI: redirectURL,
 		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return res, err
+		}
 
-		// exec it as go routin so that we can reduce the api latency
+		// exec it as go routing so that we can reduce the api latency
 		go email.SendVerificationMail(params.Email, verificationToken, hostname)
 	}