diff --git a/api/src/cartsnitch_api/auth/dependencies.py b/api/src/cartsnitch_api/auth/dependencies.py
index 390b40e..5040741 100644
--- a/api/src/cartsnitch_api/auth/dependencies.py
+++ b/api/src/cartsnitch_api/auth/dependencies.py
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ async def get_current_user(
     # 1. Check session cookie — prefer __Secure- variant (HTTPS) over plain (HTTP dev)
     cookie_token = request.cookies.get(SECURE_SESSION_COOKIE_NAME) or request.cookies.get(SESSION_COOKIE_NAME)
     if cookie_token:
-        token = cookie_token
+        # Better-Auth cookie format is "token.sessionId" — extract just the token part
+        token = cookie_token.split(".")[0] if "." in cookie_token else cookie_token
 
     # 2. Fall back to Bearer header
     if not token and credentials:
-        token = credentials.credentials
+        # Callers might pass the compound value here too
+        raw = credentials.credentials
+        token = raw.split(".")[0] if "." in raw else raw
 
     if not token:
         raise HTTPException(
diff --git a/api/tests/test_auth/test_auth_endpoints.py b/api/tests/test_auth/test_auth_endpoints.py
index 7b096ae..9b55a4c 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_auth/test_auth_endpoints.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_auth/test_auth_endpoints.py
@@ -71,6 +71,56 @@ async def test_delete_me(client, auth_headers):
     assert resp.status_code == 404
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_me_compound_cookie(client, db_engine):
+    """Compound cookie value (token.sessionId) must be parsed to extract the token part."""
+    from tests.conftest import _create_test_user_and_session
+
+    _, session_token = await _create_test_user_and_session(
+        client, db_engine, email="compound@example.com", display_name="Compound User"
+    )
+    compound = f"{session_token}.B0atkJCFxK1rZlwWPMK97nVO2LnyDun7"
+    resp = await client.get(
+        "/auth/me",
+        headers={"Cookie": f"better-auth.session_token={compound}"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["email"] == "compound@example.com"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_me_raw_token_cookie(client, db_engine):
+    """Raw token (no dot) in cookie must still work — regression guard."""
+    from tests.conftest import _create_test_user_and_session
+
+    _, session_token = await _create_test_user_and_session(
+        client, db_engine, email="rawcookie@example.com", display_name="Raw Cookie User"
+    )
+    resp = await client.get(
+        "/auth/me",
+        headers={"Cookie": f"better-auth.session_token={session_token}"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["email"] == "rawcookie@example.com"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_me_compound_bearer(client, db_engine):
+    """Compound Bearer token (token.sessionId) must be parsed to extract the token part."""
+    from tests.conftest import _create_test_user_and_session
+
+    _, session_token = await _create_test_user_and_session(
+        client, db_engine, email="compoundbearer@example.com", display_name="Compound Bearer User"
+    )
+    compound = f"{session_token}.B0atkJCFxK1rZlwWPMK97nVO2LnyDun7"
+    resp = await client.get(
+        "/auth/me",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {compound}"},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["email"] == "compoundbearer@example.com"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_expired_session_rejected(client, db_engine):
     """Expired sessions must be rejected."""