# Cannot sign in with Discourse ID even when email matches 'DISCOURSE\_DEVELOPER\_EMAILS' environment variable

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-sign-in-with-discourse-id-even-when-email-matches-discourse-developer-emails-environment-variable/396164
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** discourse-id
**Created:** [February 16, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-sign-in-with-discourse-id-even-when-email-matches-discourse-developer-emails-environment-variable/396164 "2026-02-16T04:41:36Z")
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### Author: ![pmusaraj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pmusaraj/32/119489_2.png) [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-sign-in-with-discourse-id-even-when-email-matches-discourse-developer-emails-environment-variable/396164/2 "2026-02-16T14:15:14Z")

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This is a little surprising. When you go directly to [id.discourse.com](http://id.discourse.com), are you logged in? And if not, can you log in?

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