diff --git a/app/actions/contact.ts b/app/actions/contact.ts
index 03301fcf..0b9956ba 100644
--- a/app/actions/contact.ts
+++ b/app/actions/contact.ts
@@ -111,13 +111,20 @@ export async function sendContactFormAction(formData: FormData) {
 
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error('Failed to send branded emails', { error });
+    const errorMsg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    logger.error('Failed to send branded emails', {
+      error: errorMsg,
+      stack: error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined,
+    });
+
     services.errors.captureException(error, { action: 'sendContactFormAction', email });
+
     await services.notifications.notify({
       title: '🚨 Contact Form Error',
-      message: `Failed to send emails for ${name} (${email}). Error: ${JSON.stringify(error)}`,
+      message: `Failed to send emails for ${name} (${email}). Error: ${errorMsg}`,
       priority: 8,
     });
-    return { success: false, error };
+
+    return { success: false, error: errorMsg };
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/ContactForm.tsx b/components/ContactForm.tsx
index 4d3f321f..e2cfe761 100644
--- a/components/ContactForm.tsx
+++ b/components/ContactForm.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function ContactForm() {
 
     try {
       const result = await sendContactFormAction(formData);
-      if (result.success) {
+      if (result?.success) {
         trackEvent('contact_form_submission', {
           form_type: 'general',
           email,
diff --git a/lib/mail/mailer.ts b/lib/mail/mailer.ts
index 9168d7b2..89898804 100644
--- a/lib/mail/mailer.ts
+++ b/lib/mail/mailer.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export async function sendEmail({ to, subject, html }: SendEmailOptions) {
     logger.info('Email sent successfully', { messageId: info.messageId, subject, recipients });
     return { success: true, messageId: info.messageId };
   } catch (error) {
-    logger.error('Error sending email', { error, subject, recipients });
-    return { success: false, error };
+    const errorMsg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    logger.error('Error sending email', { error: errorMsg, subject, recipients });
+    return { success: false, error: errorMsg };
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/sync-directus.sh b/scripts/sync-directus.sh
index 2be79ca3..fd31f285 100755
--- a/scripts/sync-directus.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync-directus.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ if [ "$ACTION" == "push" ]; then
     rm dump.sql
     ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "rm $REMOTE_DIR/dump.sql"
     
+    # 5. Restart Directus to trigger migrations and refresh schema cache
+    echo "🔄 Restarting remote Directus to apply migrations..."
+    ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "cd $REMOTE_DIR && docker compose -p $PROJECT_NAME restart directus"
+    
     echo "✨ Push to $ENV complete!"
 
 elif [ "$ACTION" == "pull" ]; then