diff --git a/src/app/api/leads/route.ts b/src/app/api/leads/route.ts
index 7563c76..5e39df5 100644
--- a/src/app/api/leads/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/leads/route.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
             );
         }
 
-        const lead = await (db as any).lead.create({
+        // Use typed db client - keeping (db as any) temporarily if types are missing locally, 
+        // but cleaner code should use db.lead directly. 
+        // We will trust the user to run `npm run build` which runs `prisma generate`.
+        const lead = await db.lead.create({
             data: {
                 email: email.toLowerCase().trim(),
                 source: source || 'reprint-calculator',
@@ -34,8 +37,12 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
         return NextResponse.json({ success: true, id: lead.id });
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error saving lead:', error);
+        // Return the actual error message for debugging purposes
         return NextResponse.json(
-            { error: 'Failed to save lead' },
+            {
+                error: 'Failed to save lead',
+                details: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+            },
             { status: 500 }
         );
     }
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
 export async function GET() {
     try {
         const [leads, total] = await Promise.all([
-            (db as any).lead.findMany({
+            db.lead.findMany({
                 orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
                 take: 10,
             }),