diff --git a/backend/api/auth/schema.py b/backend/api/auth/schema.py
index 82dd677..9198cdf 100644
--- a/backend/api/auth/schema.py
+++ b/backend/api/auth/schema.py
@@ -6,17 +6,25 @@
 from core.config import settings
 
 
+class UserResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str = Field(..., description="User ID")
+    first_name: str = Field(..., description="First name")
+    last_name: str = Field(..., description="Last name")
+    email: str = Field(..., description="User email address")
+    phone: str = Field(..., description="Phone number")
+
+
 class LoginResult(TypedDict):
     user: UserResponse
-    session_id: str = Field(..., description="Session ID")
-    access_token: str = Field(..., description="JWT access token")
-    csrf_token: str = Field(..., description="CSRF token")
+    session_id: str
+    access_token: str
+    csrf_token: str
 
 
 class SessionResult(TypedDict):
-    session_id: str = Field(..., description="Session ID")
-    access_token: str = Field(..., description="JWT access token")
-    csrf_token: str = Field(..., description="CSRF token")
+    session_id: str
+    access_token: str
+    csrf_token: str
 
 
 class UserRegister(BaseModel):
@@ -34,14 +42,6 @@ class UserLogin(BaseModel):
     password: str = Field(..., min_length=1, description="Password")
 
 
-class UserResponse(BaseModel):
-    id: str = Field(..., description="User ID")
-    first_name: str = Field(..., description="First name")
-    last_name: str = Field(..., description="Last name")
-    email: str = Field(..., description="User email address")
-    phone: str = Field(..., description="Phone number")
-
-
 class UserLoginResponse(BaseModel):
     access_token: str = Field(..., description="JWT access token")
     expires_at: datetime = Field(..., description="Token expiration time")
@@ -89,19 +89,6 @@ class PasswordResetCooldownResponse(BaseModel):
     cooldown_seconds: int = Field(..., description="Remaining cooldown time in seconds")
 
 
-class EmailVerificationResponse(BaseModel):
-    message: str = Field(..., description="Verification result message")
-
-
-class EmailVerificationRequiredResponse(BaseModel):
-    expires_at: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Token expiration time (ISO format)")
-
-
-class PasswordResetRequiredResponse(BaseModel):
-    reset_token: str = Field(..., description="Password reset token")
-    expires_at: str = Field(..., description="Token expiration time (ISO format)")
-
-
 class ResendVerificationRequest(BaseModel):
     email: EmailStr = Field(..., description="Email address to resend verification")
 
diff --git a/backend/core/rbac.py b/backend/core/rbac.py
index a105d0a..db9232f 100644
--- a/backend/core/rbac.py
+++ b/backend/core/rbac.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ async def get_user_role_level(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> int:
         level = result.scalar_one_or_none()
         return int(level) if level is not None else 0
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Failed to get user role level: {e}")
-        return 0
+        raise ServerException(f"Failed to get user role level: {e}")
 
 
 async def get_user_role_id(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> str | None:
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ async def get_user_role_id(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> str | None:
         )
         return result.scalar_one_or_none()
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Failed to get user role id: {e}")
-        return None
+        raise ServerException(f"Failed to get user role id: {e}")
 
 
 async def user_has_role(user_id: str, role_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> bool:
@@ -62,8 +60,7 @@ async def user_has_role(user_id: str, role_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> bool:
         )
         return result.scalar_one_or_none() is not None
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Failed to check user role assignment: {e}")
-        return False
+        raise ServerException(f"Failed to check user role assignment: {e}")
 
 
 async def get_user_attributes(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> dict[str, bool]:
@@ -95,8 +92,7 @@ async def get_user_attributes(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> dict[str, bool]
 
         return attributes
     except Exception as e:
-        ServerException(f"Failed to get user attributes: {e}")
-        return {}
+        raise ServerException(f"Failed to get user attributes: {e}")
 
 
 async def check_user_has_super_role(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> bool:
@@ -111,8 +107,7 @@ async def check_user_has_super_role(user_id: str, db: AsyncSession) -> bool:
         user_roles = [row.name for row in result]
         return settings.DEFAULT_SUPER_ADMIN_ROLE in user_roles
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Failed to check super role: {e}")
-        return False
+        raise ServerException(f"Failed to check super role: {e}")
 
 
 def require_permission(required_attributes: list[str]):
diff --git a/backend/tests/api/auth/test_schema.py b/backend/tests/api/auth/test_schema.py
index 023da12..7eca050 100644
--- a/backend/tests/api/auth/test_schema.py
+++ b/backend/tests/api/auth/test_schema.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     LoginResult,
     LogoutRequest,
     PasswordResetCooldownResponse,
-    PasswordResetRequiredResponse,
     ResetPasswordRequest,
     SessionResult,
     TokenResponse,
@@ -197,25 +196,6 @@ def test_token_response_missing_fields(self):
         errors = exc_info.value.errors()
         assert len(errors) == 1
 
-    def test_password_reset_required_response_valid(self):
-        """Test valid password reset required response data"""
-        data = {"reset_token": "test-reset-token", "expires_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"}
-
-        password_reset_response = PasswordResetRequiredResponse(**data)
-
-        assert password_reset_response.reset_token == "test-reset-token"
-        assert password_reset_response.expires_at == "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-
-    def test_password_reset_required_response_missing_fields(self):
-        """Test missing required fields"""
-        data = {"reset_token": "test-reset-token"}
-
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
-            PasswordResetRequiredResponse(**data)
-
-        errors = exc_info.value.errors()
-        assert len(errors) == 1
-
     def test_logout_request_valid(self):
         """Test valid logout request data"""
         data = {"logout_all": True}
@@ -340,33 +320,31 @@ def test_password_reset_cooldown_response_missing_field(self):
 
     def test_login_result_typing(self):
         """Test LoginResult TypedDict"""
-        user_data = {
-            "id": "test-user-id",
-            "first_name": "John",
-            "last_name": "Doe",
-            "email": "john.doe@example.com",
-            "phone": "+1234567890",
-        }
+        user = object()
 
         login_result: LoginResult = {
-            "user": user_data,
+            "user": user,
             "session_id": "test-session-id",
             "access_token": "test-access-token",
+            "csrf_token": "test-csrf-token",
         }
 
-        assert login_result["user"] == user_data
+        assert login_result["user"] is user
         assert login_result["session_id"] == "test-session-id"
         assert login_result["access_token"] == "test-access-token"
+        assert login_result["csrf_token"] == "test-csrf-token"
 
     def test_session_result_typing(self):
         """Test SessionResult TypedDict"""
         session_result: SessionResult = {
             "session_id": "test-session-id",
             "access_token": "test-access-token",
+            "csrf_token": "test-csrf-token",
         }
 
         assert session_result["session_id"] == "test-session-id"
         assert session_result["access_token"] == "test-access-token"
+        assert session_result["csrf_token"] == "test-csrf-token"
 
     def test_email_validation_edge_cases(self):
         """Test email validation edge cases"""
diff --git a/backend/tests/core/test_rbac.py b/backend/tests/core/test_rbac.py
index c70e4c7..61daf7d 100644
--- a/backend/tests/core/test_rbac.py
+++ b/backend/tests/core/test_rbac.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from models.role_mapper import RoleMapper
 from models.roles import Roles
 from models.users import Users
+from utils.custom_exception import ServerException
 
 
 class TestIsSuperAdminRoleName:
@@ -54,10 +55,11 @@ async def test_returns_false_without_role(
         assert await check_user_has_super_role(test_user.id, test_db_session) is False
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_returns_false_on_error(self):
+    async def test_raises_server_exception_on_error(self):
         db = AsyncMock()
         db.execute.side_effect = RuntimeError("db down")
-        assert await check_user_has_super_role("user-1", db) is False
+        with pytest.raises(ServerException, match="Failed to check super role"):
+            await check_user_has_super_role("user-1", db)
 
 
 class TestGetUserAttributes:
@@ -102,10 +104,11 @@ async def test_merges_attribute_values_with_or(
         assert attributes["view-users"] is True
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_returns_empty_on_error(self):
+    async def test_raises_server_exception_on_error(self):
         db = AsyncMock()
         db.execute.side_effect = RuntimeError("db down")
-        assert await get_user_attributes("user-1", db) == {}
+        with pytest.raises(ServerException, match="Failed to get user attributes"):
+            await get_user_attributes("user-1", db)
 
 
 class TestRequirePermission:
diff --git a/nginx/docker-entrypoint.sh b/nginx/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 44164cf..5ffcc39 100755
--- a/nginx/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/nginx/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,16 @@ EOF
 # Start cron service
 service cron start
 
-# Auto-create whitelist.conf from example on first run (nginx/whitelist.conf on host)
-if [ -f /etc/nginx/host/whitelist.conf.example ] && [ ! -f /etc/nginx/host/whitelist.conf ]; then
-    cp /etc/nginx/host/whitelist.conf.example /etc/nginx/host/whitelist.conf
+# Auto-create whitelist.conf from example on first run (nginx/whitelist.conf on host).
+# If a directory exists at that path (common Docker bind-mount mistake), replace it.
+WHITELIST_PATH=/etc/nginx/host/whitelist.conf
+WHITELIST_EXAMPLE=/etc/nginx/host/whitelist.conf.example
+if [ -d "$WHITELIST_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: $WHITELIST_PATH is a directory; replacing with file from example"
+    rm -rf "$WHITELIST_PATH"
+fi
+if [ -f "$WHITELIST_EXAMPLE" ] && [ ! -f "$WHITELIST_PATH" ]; then
+    cp "$WHITELIST_EXAMPLE" "$WHITELIST_PATH"
 fi
 
 # Process all template files
@@ -67,4 +74,4 @@ for template in /etc/nginx/templates/*.conf; do
 done
 
 # Start nginx
-exec nginx -g 'daemon off;'
\ No newline at end of file
+exec nginx -g 'daemon off;'