diff --git a/apps/landing/src/app/homepage/_components/HeroSection.tsx b/apps/landing/src/app/homepage/_components/HeroSection.tsx
index 783adcd..4618536 100644
--- a/apps/landing/src/app/homepage/_components/HeroSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/landing/src/app/homepage/_components/HeroSection.tsx
@@ -106,10 +106,9 @@ export function HeroSection() {
     }
     setIsInvalid(false);
 
-    const result = await submitEmail(email);
-    if (result.success) {
-      setShowPopup(true);
-    }
+    // Fire and forget - don't block popup on logging failure
+    submitEmail(email).catch(console.error);
+    setShowPopup(true);
   };
 
   const handlePopupClose = () => {
@@ -117,8 +116,9 @@ export function HeroSection() {
     setIsSubmitted(true);
   };
 
-  const handleWaitlistSubmit = async (data: { selected: string[]; other: string }) => {
-    await submitWaitlistData(email, data);
+  const handleWaitlistSubmit = (data: { selected: string[]; other: string }) => {
+    // Fire and forget - don't block on logging failure
+    submitWaitlistData(email, data).catch(console.error);
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/landing/src/lib/actions/waitlistActions.ts b/apps/landing/src/lib/actions/waitlistActions.ts
index 22adb11..0444fb6 100644
--- a/apps/landing/src/lib/actions/waitlistActions.ts
+++ b/apps/landing/src/lib/actions/waitlistActions.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ function isRateLimited(identifier: string): boolean {
 export async function submitEmail(email: string): Promise<{ success: boolean; error?: string }> {
   try {
     if (isRateLimited(email)) {
+      console.warn('[WAITLIST] Rate limited:', email);
       return { success: false, error: 'Too many requests' };
     }
 
     await storeMail(email);
+    console.log('[WAITLIST] Email stored:', email);
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Failed to store email:', error);
+    console.error('[WAITLIST] Failed to store email:', email, error);
     return { success: false, error: 'Failed to save' };
   }
 }
@@ -39,9 +41,10 @@ export async function submitWaitlistData(
 ): Promise<{ success: boolean; error?: string }> {
   try {
     await updateMail(email, data);
+    console.log('[WAITLIST] Data updated:', email, data.selected);
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Failed to update waitlist data:', error);
+    console.error('[WAITLIST] Failed to update data:', email, error);
     return { success: false, error: 'Failed to save' };
   }
 }