[@clerk/nextjs]: Redirect to /sign-up when sign up with SSO and legal enabled

[dikaioai]

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Reproduction

https://github.com/dikaioai/clerk-nextjs-legal-oauth-error-reproduction

Publishable key

pk_test_aW5mb3JtZWQtY3JhYi0zMS5jbGVyay5hY2NvdW50cy5kZXYk

Description

Steps to reproduce:

Deps:

    "@clerk/nextjs": "6.3.4",
    "@clerk/backend": "1.16.4",
    "@clerk/localizations": "3.6.4",
    "@clerk/themes": "2.1.45",
    "@clerk/types": "4.34.0",

Dev deps:

    "@clerk/clerk-js": "^5.34.2",
    "@clerk/testing": "^1.3.26",

Steps to Reproduce

Using the pre-build SignUp components from @clerk/nextjs package:

1. Navigate to the sign-up page
2. Select Google SSO (or any other available SSO provider)
3. Enter your SSO credentials

Expected Behavior

After SSO authentication, users should be redirected to the /sign-up/continue page where they only need to accept the legal terms.

Actual Behavior

Inconsistent behavior observed:

• First attempt: Usually works as expected
• Subsequent attempts: Redirects to the /sign-up page with:
  • Pre-filled first name
  • Pre-filled last name
  • Pre-filled email
  • Password field required
  • Legal terms checkbox required

Environment

System:
    OS: macOS 15.0
    CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
    Memory: 64.31 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 20.12.2 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.12.2/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.22 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.12.2/bin/yarn
    npm: 10.5.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.12.2/bin/npm
    pnpm: 9.13.2 - ~/Library/pnpm/pnpm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 131.0.6778.69
    Safari: 18.0
  npmPackages:
    @anthropic-ai/vertex-sdk: 0.4.3 => 0.4.3
    @biomejs/biome: 1.9.4 => 1.9.4
    @decode-plus/typescript-config: workspace:* => 0.0.0
    @dotenvx/dotenvx: 1.22.0 => 1.22.0
    @google/generative-ai: 0.21.0 => 0.21.0
    @langchain/anthropic: 0.3.7 => 0.3.7
    @langchain/cohere: 0.3.1 => 0.3.1
    @langchain/community: 0.3.11 => 0.3.11
    @langchain/core: 0.3.17 => 0.3.17
    @langchain/google-genai: ^0.1.2 => 0.1.2
    @langchain/google-vertexai: ^0.1.0 => 0.1.0
    @langchain/groq: 0.0.17 => 0.0.17
    @langchain/langgraph: 0.2.20 => 0.2.20
    @langchain/langgraph-sdk: 0.0.21 => 0.0.21
    @langchain/openai: 0.3.11 => 0.3.11
    @langchain/pinecone: 0.1.1 => 0.1.1
    ai: 3.4.33 => 3.4.33
    google-auth-library: 9.14.2 => 9.14.2
    langchain: 0.3.5 => 0.3.5
    langsmith: 0.2.3 => 0.2.3
    lefthook: 1.8.2 => 1.8.2
    llamaindex: 0.8.3 => 0.8.3
    nanoid: 5.0.8 => 5.0.8
    turbo: 2.3.0 => 2.3.0
    typescript: 5.6.3 => 5.6.3
    zod: 3.23.8 => 3.23.8

[octoper]

Hey @dikaioai!

I've tried to reproduce the issue but I could not, do you still face the issue?

[dikaioai]

Hello Vangeli!

I will provide a reproducible repository today. Thank you for reminding me about this.

The issue occurs in the following scenario:

1. A user successfully signs up with SSO for the first time
2. The user deletes their account
3. The user attempts to sign up again using SSO

This scenario should be very rare in production.

[octoper]

Hey!

Thank you for sharing, I will take another look!

[octoper]

Hey!

I've tried to reproduce this one again but I'm still seeing the expected behaviour, have you seen the issue popup again?

[dikaioai]

Hello, yes also one of our users had this issue using apple login and hide my email feature. They tried to register a new account and it redirected back to /signup page requiring a password, although it was from SSO