diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/course/course.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/course/course.ts
index e8bd5c9f..274e6ada 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/course/course.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/course/course.ts
@@ -25,33 +25,33 @@ import {
   getCourseProgress,
   updateCourse
 } from '@api/services/course/course';
-import { enrollInCourse } from '@api/services/course/invite';
 import { getCourseTags, replaceCourseTags } from '@api/services/tag';
-import { createRateLimiter } from '@api/middlewares/rate-limiter';
-import { extractClientIp } from '@api/utils/redis/key-generators';
 
 import { Hono } from '@api/utils/hono';
 import { attendanceRouter } from '@api/routes/course/attendance';
 import { authMiddleware } from '@api/middlewares/auth';
 import { cloneCourse } from '@api/services/course/clone';
+import { contentRouter } from '@api/routes/course/content';
 import { courseMemberMiddleware } from '@api/middlewares/course-member';
 import { courseTeamMemberMiddleware } from '@api/middlewares/course-team-member';
-import { contentRouter } from '@api/routes/course/content';
+import { createRateLimiter } from '@api/middlewares/rate-limiter';
+import { enrollInCourse } from '@api/services/course/invite';
 import { exerciseRouter } from '@api/routes/course/exercise';
+import { extractClientIp } from '@api/utils/redis/key-generators';
 import { generateCertificate } from '@api/utils/certificate';
 import { generateCoursePdf } from '@api/utils/course';
 import { handleError } from '@api/utils/errors';
+import { invitesRouter } from '@api/routes/course/invite';
 import { katexRouter } from '@api/routes/course/katex';
 import { lessonRouter } from '@api/routes/course/lesson';
 import { markRouter } from '@api/routes/course/mark';
-import { sectionRouter } from '@api/routes/course/section';
 import { membersRouter } from '@api/routes/course/people';
-import { invitesRouter } from '@api/routes/course/invite';
 import { newsfeedRouter } from '@api/routes/course/newsfeed';
 import { orgAdminMiddleware } from '@api/middlewares/org-admin';
 import { orgMemberMiddleware } from '@api/middlewares/org-member';
 import { paymentRequestRouter } from '@api/routes/course/payment-request';
 import { presignRouter } from '@api/routes/course/presign';
+import { sectionRouter } from '@api/routes/course/section';
 import { submissionRouter } from '@api/routes/course/submission';
 import { zValidator } from '@hono/zod-validator';
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export const courseRouter = new Hono()
    * GET /course/:courseId/tags
    * Gets tags assigned to a course (organization admin only)
    */
-  .get('/:courseId/tags', authMiddleware, orgAdminMiddleware, zValidator('param', ZCourseTagParam), async (c) => {
+  .get('/:courseId/tags', authMiddleware, orgMemberMiddleware, zValidator('param', ZCourseTagParam), async (c) => {
     try {
       const orgId = c.req.header('cio-org-id')!;
       const { courseId } = c.req.valid('param');
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/account.ts b/apps/api/src/services/account.ts
index a78bd4d9..42766170 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/account.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/account.ts
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ export async function getAccountData(userId: string): Promise<GetAccountDataResu
           roleId: ROLE.STUDENT,
           verified: true
         });
-
-        organizations = await getOrganizationByProfileId(userId);
       }
+
+      organizations = await getOrganizationByProfileId(userId);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/organization/invite.ts b/apps/api/src/services/organization/invite.ts
index 39bc6f6a..900dce18 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/organization/invite.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/organization/invite.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
+import * as schema from '@cio/db/schema';
+
 import { AppError, ErrorCodes } from '@api/utils/errors';
 import { and, eq, isNull } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import {
   checkEmailsExistInOrg,
-  createOrganizationMembers,
   createOrganizationInvite,
   createOrganizationInviteAudit,
+  createOrganizationMembers,
   getOrganizationById,
   getOrganizationInviteByTokenHash,
   revokeActiveOrganizationInvitesByEmails
 } from '@cio/db/queries/organization';
+
+import { ROLE } from '@cio/utils/constants';
+import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import { db } from '@cio/db/drizzle';
 import { getDashboardBaseUrl } from '@api/config/dashboard-url';
+import { markUserAndProfileEmailVerified } from '@cio/db/queries/auth/profile';
 import { sendEmail } from '@cio/email';
-import { ROLE } from '@cio/utils/constants';
-import * as schema from '@cio/db/schema';
-import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 
 type OrganizationInviteStatus = 'ACTIVE' | 'EXPIRED' | 'REVOKED' | 'ACCEPTED';
 
@@ -302,6 +305,8 @@ export async function acceptOrganizationInvite(token: string, user: TAuthUser, c
     }
 
     if (status === 'ACCEPTED') {
+      await markUserAndProfileEmailVerified(user.id, tx);
+
       return {
         organization: row.organization,
         roleId: row.invite.roleId,
@@ -366,6 +371,8 @@ export async function acceptOrganizationInvite(token: string, user: TAuthUser, c
       }
     }
 
+    await markUserAndProfileEmailVerified(user.id, tx);
+
     const [acceptedInvite] = await tx
       .update(schema.organizationInvite)
       .set({
diff --git a/packages/db/src/auth/hooks/sso-provisioning.ts b/packages/db/src/auth/hooks/sso-provisioning.ts
index 9c778634..25318b95 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/auth/hooks/sso-provisioning.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/auth/hooks/sso-provisioning.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { and, eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
 
 import { User } from 'better-auth';
 import { db } from '@db/drizzle';
+import { markUserAndProfileEmailVerified } from '@db/queries/auth';
 
 const DEFAULT_STUDENT_ROLE_ID = 3;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ export async function ensureOrgMembership(
           updatedAt: new Date().toISOString()
         })
         .where(eq(schema.organizationInvite.id, invite.id));
+
+      await markUserAndProfileEmailVerified(userId, tx);
     });
 
     console.debug('User joined org via invite:', orgId);
diff --git a/packages/db/src/queries/exercise/exercise.ts b/packages/db/src/queries/exercise/exercise.ts
index a97eab10..62d967c9 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/queries/exercise/exercise.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/queries/exercise/exercise.ts
@@ -515,6 +515,12 @@ export async function getExerciseWithRelationsOptimized(
  */
 export async function syncOptionIdSequence(dbClient: DbOrTxClient = db): Promise<void> {
   await dbClient.execute(
-    sql`SELECT setval(pg_get_serial_sequence('option', 'id'), COALESCE((SELECT MAX(id) FROM "option"), 0))`
+    sql`
+      SELECT setval(
+        pg_get_serial_sequence('option', 'id'),
+        COALESCE((SELECT MAX(id) FROM "option"), 1),
+        EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM "option")
+      )
+    `
   );
 }