diff --git a/app/api/socketio/route.js b/app/api/socketio/route.js
index 8298d82..9628aa7 100644
--- a/app/api/socketio/route.js
+++ b/app/api/socketio/route.js
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ async function evaluateQueue(eventId, io) {
     const next = ev.queue.shift()
     if (!next) break
     
-    // sign token
-    const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS * 1000)
+    // Get database time for consistency
+    const [timeRows] = await connection.execute('SELECT NOW() as db_time')
+    const dbTime = new Date(timeRows[0].db_time)
+    const expiresAt = new Date(dbTime.getTime() + TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS * 1000)
+    
     const token = jwt.sign({ sid: next, eventId }, process.env.JWT_SECRET || "dev-secret", {
       expiresIn: TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,
     })
     
-    console.log(`Creating token for ${next.substring(0, 8)}: expires at ${expiresAt.toISOString()}, TTL: ${TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS}s`)
+    console.log(`Creating queued token for ${next.substring(0, 8)}: DB time ${dbTime.toISOString()}, expires at ${expiresAt.toISOString()}, TTL: ${TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS}s`)
     
     ev.active.add(next)
     
@@ -275,8 +278,13 @@ export async function GET(req) {
         // If queue is NOT active and user doesn't have access, grant it immediately
         if (!ev.queueOn && !ev.active.has(socket.id)) {
           console.log(`Granting immediate access to ${socket.id.substring(0, 8)} (under threshold)`)
-          const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS * 1000)
-          console.log(`Creating immediate token: expires at ${expiresAt.toISOString()}, TTL: ${TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS}s`)
+          
+          // Get server time from database to ensure consistency
+          const [timeRows] = await connection.execute('SELECT NOW() as db_time')
+          const dbTime = new Date(timeRows[0].db_time)
+          const expiresAt = new Date(dbTime.getTime() + TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS * 1000)
+          
+          console.log(`DB time: ${dbTime.toISOString()}, Token expires: ${expiresAt.toISOString()}, TTL: ${TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS}s`)
           
           const token = jwt.sign({ sid: socket.id, eventId }, process.env.JWT_SECRET || "dev-secret", {
             expiresIn: TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,