diff --git a/playground/types/database.types.ts b/playground/app/types/database.types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from playground/types/database.types.ts
rename to playground/app/types/database.types.ts
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index d369c88a..43fc4739 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export interface ModuleOptions {
    * @docs https://supabase.com/blog/jwt-signing-keys
    */
   secretKey: string
+
   /**
    * Redirect automatically to login page if user is not authenticated
    * @default `true`
@@ -181,11 +182,27 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
       logger.warn('Missing supabase url, set it either in `nuxt.config.ts` or via env variable')
     }
     else {
-      // Use the default storage key as defined by the supabase-js client if no cookiePrefix is set.
-      // Source: https://github.com/supabase/supabase-js/blob/3316f2426d7c2e5babaab7ddc17c30bfa189f500/src/SupabaseClient.ts#L86
-      const defaultStorageKey = `sb-${new URL(finalUrl).hostname.split('.')[0]}-auth-token`
-      const currentPrefix = nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.supabase.cookiePrefix
-      nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.supabase.cookiePrefix = currentPrefix || defaultStorageKey
+      try {
+        // Use the default storage key as defined by the supabase-js client if no cookiePrefix is set.
+        // Source: https://github.com/supabase/supabase-js/blob/3316f2426d7c2e5babaab7ddc17c30bfa189f500/src/SupabaseClient.ts#L86
+        const defaultStorageKey = `sb-${new URL(finalUrl).hostname.split('.')[0]}-auth-token`
+        const currentPrefix = nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.supabase.cookiePrefix
+        nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.supabase.cookiePrefix = currentPrefix || defaultStorageKey
+      }
+      catch (error) {
+        logger.error(
+          `Invalid Supabase URL: "${finalUrl}". `
+          + `Please provide a valid URL (e.g., https://example.supabase.co or http://localhost:5432)`, error)
+
+        // Use fallback prefix
+        const currentPrefix = nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.supabase.cookiePrefix
+        nuxt.options.runtimeConfig.public.supabase.cookiePrefix = currentPrefix || 'sb-auth-token'
+
+        // Fail build in production
+        if (!nuxt.options.dev) {
+          throw new Error('Invalid Supabase URL configuration')
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     // Warn if the key isn't set.
@@ -266,13 +283,24 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
       filename: 'types/supabase-database.d.ts',
       getContents: async () => {
         if (options.types) {
-          // resolvePath is used to minify user input error.
-          const path = await resolvePath(options.types)
-          const typesPath = await resolvePath('~~/.nuxt/types/') // this is the default path for nuxt types
-
-          if (fs.existsSync(path)) {
-            // Make the path relative to the "types" directory.
-            return `export * from '${relative(typesPath, path)}'`
+          try {
+            // resolvePath is used to minify user input error.
+            const path = await resolvePath(options.types)
+            const typesPath = await resolvePath('~~/.nuxt/types/') // this is the default path for nuxt types
+
+            if (fs.existsSync(path)) {
+              // Make the path relative to the "types" directory.
+              return `export * from '${relative(typesPath, path)}'`
+            }
+            else {
+              logger.warn(
+                `Database types configured at "${options.types}" but file not found at "${path}". `
+                + `Using "Database = unknown".`,
+              )
+            }
+          }
+          catch (error) {
+            logger.error(`Failed to load Supabase database types from "${options.types}":`, error)
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/plugins/auth-redirect.ts b/src/runtime/plugins/auth-redirect.ts
index 172f959b..71a934d7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/plugins/auth-redirect.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/plugins/auth-redirect.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ import type { Plugin } from '#app'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin, addRouteMiddleware, defineNuxtRouteMiddleware, useRuntimeConfig, navigateTo } from '#imports'
 import type { RouteLocationNormalized } from '#vue-router'
 
+function matchesAnyPattern(path: string, patterns: (string | undefined)[]): boolean {
+  return patterns.some((pattern) => {
+    if (!pattern) return false
+    const regex = new RegExp(`^${pattern.replace(/\*/g, '.*')}$`)
+    return regex.test(path)
+  })
+}
+
 export default defineNuxtPlugin({
   name: 'auth-redirect',
   setup() {
@@ -15,21 +23,16 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
 
         // Redirect only on included routes (if defined)
         if (include && include.length > 0) {
-          const isIncluded = include.some((path: string) => {
-            const regex = new RegExp(`^${path.replace(/\*/g, '.*')}$`)
-            return regex.test(to.path)
-          })
-          if (!isIncluded) {
+          if (!matchesAnyPattern(to.path, include)) {
             return
           }
         }
 
         // Do not redirect on login route, callback route and excluded routes
-        const isExcluded = [...exclude ?? [], login, callback]?.some((path) => {
-          const regex = new RegExp(`^${path.replace(/\*/g, '.*')}$`)
-          return regex.test(to.path)
-        })
-        if (isExcluded) return
+        const excludePatterns = [login, callback, ...(exclude ?? [])]
+        if (matchesAnyPattern(to.path, excludePatterns)) {
+          return
+        }
 
         const session = useSupabaseSession()
         if (!session.value) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/server/services/serverSupabaseServiceRole.ts b/src/runtime/server/services/serverSupabaseServiceRole.ts
index 64221288..0eb506b2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/services/serverSupabaseServiceRole.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/services/serverSupabaseServiceRole.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { SupabaseClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
 import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
+import { fetchWithRetry } from '../../utils/fetch-retry'
 import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
 import { useRuntimeConfig } from '#imports'
 // @ts-expect-error - `#supabase/database` is a runtime alias
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ export const serverSupabaseServiceRole: <T = Database>(event: H3Event) => Supaba
         persistSession: false,
         autoRefreshToken: false,
       },
+      global: {
+        fetch: fetchWithRetry,
+      },
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils/fetch-retry.ts b/src/runtime/utils/fetch-retry.ts
index 149ce713..a406953f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/utils/fetch-retry.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/utils/fetch-retry.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export async function fetchWithRetry(req: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit)
         throw error
       }
       console.warn(`Retrying fetch attempt ${attempt + 1} for request: ${req}`)
+
+      // Small incremental delay before retry
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100 * attempt))
     }
   }
   throw new Error('Unreachable code')