diff --git a/src/react/client.tsx b/src/react/client.tsx
index 886529a..1ee4512 100644
--- a/src/react/client.tsx
+++ b/src/react/client.tsx
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ export function AuthProvider({
             (await storageGet(REFRESH_TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY)) ?? null;
           if (refreshToken !== null) {
             setIsRefreshingToken(true);
-            await storageRemove(REFRESH_TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY);
             await verifyCodeAndSetToken({ refreshToken }).finally(() => {
               setIsRefreshingToken(false);
             });
diff --git a/test/src/main.tsx b/test/src/main.tsx
index e8c2da3..885debd 100644
--- a/test/src/main.tsx
+++ b/test/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
 import App from "./App.tsx";
 import "./index.css";
 
-const convex = new ConvexReactClient(import.meta.env.VITE_CONVEX_URL as string);
+// set convex_client_verbose_auth_test to see logs in prod
+const verboseAuth = !!localStorage.getItem("convex_client_verbose_auth_test");
+const convex = new ConvexReactClient(
+  import.meta.env.VITE_CONVEX_URL as string,
+  { verbose: verboseAuth },
+);
 
 ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
   <React.StrictMode>