diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 207b6f5..9d43513 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ and this project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 - `/dashboard/user/pay` — the self-service partial-payment page — has been removed; it's no longer linked to from anywhere in the app.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- `/registration/success` read the auth token from the wrong `localStorage` key (`token` instead of `hope_events_token`), which silently broke loading the registration/attendee-form data on that page and made the "Pay with Yoco" button fail with "Not authorized, token failed". Now uses the shared auth context, like the rest of the app.
+- User dashboard: clicking "Make payment" briefly showed a "Sending tickets…" loading dialog (borrowed from the ticket-email flow) instead of a payment-specific message.
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2026-07-24
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/user/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/user/page.tsx
index 0c737fe..0ae717e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/user/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/user/page.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default function UserDashboardPage() {
 
   // Registration details modal
   const [activeRegId, setActiveRegId] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [dialog, setDialog] = useState<{ open: boolean; message: string; loading?: boolean }>({ open: false, message: "", loading: false });
+  const [dialog, setDialog] = useState<{ open: boolean; message: string; loading?: boolean; loadingTitle?: string; loadingSubtitle?: string }>({ open: false, message: "", loading: false });
 
   // Track whether the active registration's event has attendee forms
   const [activeEventHasForm, setActiveEventHasForm] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export default function UserDashboardPage() {
     if (!token) return;
     setError(null);
     setInfo(null);
-    setDialog({ open: true, message: "Creating payment link…", loading: true });
+    setDialog({ open: true, message: "Creating payment link…", loading: true, loadingTitle: "Creating payment link…", loadingSubtitle: "Please wait while we redirect you to Yoco." });
     try {
       const res = await createFullPaymentCheckout(token, registrationId);
       if (res.priceUpdated) {
@@ -1131,8 +1131,8 @@ export default function UserDashboardPage() {
             {dialog.loading ? (
               <div className="flex flex-col items-center">
                 <div className="w-10 h-10 mb-3 border-4 border-blue-600 border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin" aria-label="Loading" />
-                <div className="text-base font-medium">Sending tickets…</div>
-                <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 mt-1">Please wait while we send your tickets.</p>
+                <div className="text-base font-medium">{dialog.loadingTitle || "Sending tickets…"}</div>
+                <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 mt-1">{dialog.loadingSubtitle || "Please wait while we send your tickets."}</p>
               </div>
             ) : (
               <>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/registration/success/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/registration/success/page.tsx
index f04c19f..b519980 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/registration/success/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/registration/success/page.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import React, { Suspense } from "react";
 import { Navbar } from "@/components/layout/Navbar";
 import { Footer } from "@/components/layout/Footer";
 import { useSearchParams, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useAuth } from "@/hooks/useAuth";
 
 type FormField = { id: string; type: 'yes_no'|'text'|'date'|'numeric'|'statement'|'paragraph'; label: string; isRequired?: boolean; helpText?: string|null };
 
 function RegistrationSuccessContent() {
   const search = useSearchParams();
   const router = useRouter();
+  const { token } = useAuth();
   const registrationId = search.get("registrationId") || search.get("id");
   const fallbackTotalParam = search.get("totalDue");
   const fallbackTotalDue = React.useMemo(() => {
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@ function RegistrationSuccessContent() {
       try {
         setLoading(true);
         // Try to fetch registration and event form
-        const token = (typeof window !== 'undefined') ? localStorage.getItem('token') : null;
         const r = token ? await (await import('@/lib/api')).apiFetch(`/api/registrations/${encodeURIComponent(registrationId)}`, { authToken: token }) : null;
         if (r) {
           setReg(r);
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ function RegistrationSuccessContent() {
         setLoading(false);
       }
     })();
-  }, [registrationId]);
+  }, [registrationId, token]);
 
   const totalDue = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!reg) return 0;
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ function RegistrationSuccessContent() {
       // attempt ticket generation if status is paid (may fail if required forms aren't completed)
       (async () => {
         try {
-          const token = (typeof window !== 'undefined') ? localStorage.getItem('token') : null;
           if (token && reg?.id) {
             await (await import('@/lib/api')).apiFetch('/api/tickets/generate', { method: 'POST', authToken: token, body: { registrationId: reg.id } });
           }
@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ function RegistrationSuccessContent() {
         setTimeout(() => router.replace('/dashboard'), 600);
       })();
     }
-  }, [reg, totalDue, router]);
+  }, [reg, totalDue, router, token]);
 
   const goPay = async () => {
     if (!registrationId) return;
-    const token = (typeof window !== 'undefined') ? localStorage.getItem('token') : null;
     if (!token) { setError('Please login to pay.'); return; }
     try {
       setError(null);
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ function RegistrationSuccessContent() {
 }
 
 function AttendeeForms({ reg, form, formsData, setFormsData, setError, setInfo }: { reg: any; form: { isRequired: boolean; fields: FormField[] }; formsData: Record<number, Record<string,string>>; setFormsData: any; setError: any; setInfo: any; }) {
+  const { token } = useAuth();
   const registrationId = reg?.id;
   const mainTickets = (reg?.registrationOptions || []).filter((o: any) => o?.eventOption?.isMainTicket).reduce((s: number, o: any) => s + (o.quantity || 0), 0);
   const count = Math.max(0, mainTickets);
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ function AttendeeForms({ reg, form, formsData, setFormsData, setError, setInfo }
   const submit = async () => {
     try {
       setError(null); setInfo(null);
-      const token = (typeof window !== 'undefined') ? localStorage.getItem('token') : null;
       if (!token) { setError('Please login to submit forms.'); return; }
       const payload = [] as any[];
       for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ function AttendeeForms({ reg, form, formsData, setFormsData, setError, setInfo }
   const saveDraft = async () => {
     try {
       setError(null); setInfo(null);
-      const token = (typeof window !== 'undefined') ? localStorage.getItem('token') : null;
       if (!token) { setError('Please login to save drafts.'); return; }
       await (await import('@/lib/api')).apiFetch(`/api/registrations/${encodeURIComponent(registrationId)}/forms/draft`, {
         method: 'PUT',