diff --git a/backend/src/app/api/admin/login/route.ts b/backend/src/app/api/admin/login/route.ts
index 3d74acf..7b9a508 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/api/admin/login/route.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app/api/admin/login/route.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   console.log('[AdminLogin] success, setting cookie', { secure, protocol: request.nextUrl.protocol, forwardedProto: request.headers.get('x-forwarded-proto') });
   const response = NextResponse.json({ success: true });
   response.cookies.set('admin_session', 'authenticated', {
-    httpOnly: true, secure, sameSite: 'lax', path: '/admin', maxAge: 86400,
+    httpOnly: true, secure, sameSite: 'lax', path: '/', maxAge: 86400,
   });
   console.log('[AdminLogin] response cookie header:', response.headers.get('set-cookie'));
   return response;