diff --git a/apps/api/src/billing/controllers/checkout/checkout.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/billing/controllers/checkout/checkout.controller.ts
index 160d5adf2..9a7f45889 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/billing/controllers/checkout/checkout.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/billing/controllers/checkout/checkout.controller.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { LoggerService } from "@akashnetwork/logging";
 import type { Context } from "hono";
 import { singleton } from "tsyringe";
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import { StripeWebhookService } from "@src/billing/services/stripe-webhook/strip
 
 @singleton()
 export class CheckoutController {
+  private readonly logger = LoggerService.forContext(CheckoutController.name);
+
   constructor(
     private readonly authService: AuthService,
     private readonly checkoutService: CheckoutService,
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ export class CheckoutController {
       if (error.message === "Price invalid") {
         return c.redirect(`${redirectUrl}?invalid-price=true`);
       }
+
+      this.logger.error(error);
+
       return c.redirect(`${redirectUrl}?unknown-error=true`);
     }
   }
diff --git a/apps/deploy-web/src/pages/api/proxy/[...path].ts b/apps/deploy-web/src/pages/api/proxy/[...path].ts
index 6f95ec120..a77441f78 100644
--- a/apps/deploy-web/src/pages/api/proxy/[...path].ts
+++ b/apps/deploy-web/src/pages/api/proxy/[...path].ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import { getSession } from "@auth0/nextjs-auth0";
 import httpProxy from "http-proxy";
+import type { NextApiHandler } from "next";
 
 import { serverEnvConfig } from "@src/config/server-env.config";
 
-export default async (req, res) => {
-  // removes the api prefix from url
-  req.url = req.url.replace(/^\/api\/proxy/, "");
+const proxyToApi: NextApiHandler = async (req, res) => {
+  req.url = req.url?.replace(/^\/api\/proxy/, "");
 
   console.log("proxy:", req.url);
   const session = await getSession(req, res);
 
-  // don't forward the cookies to the target server
-  req.headers.cookie = "";
+  const cfClearanceCookie = req.cookies["cf_clearance"];
+  req.headers.cookie = cfClearanceCookie ? `cf_clearance=${cfClearanceCookie}` : "";
 
   if (session?.accessToken) {
     req.headers.authorization = `Bearer ${session.accessToken}`;
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ export const config = {
     bodyParser: false
   }
 };
+
+export default proxyToApi;