diff --git a/backend/clients/myTischtennisClient.js b/backend/clients/myTischtennisClient.js
index 9f6260ed..483034ef 100644
--- a/backend/clients/myTischtennisClient.js
+++ b/backend/clients/myTischtennisClient.js
@@ -365,11 +365,9 @@ class MyTischtennisClient {
       });
       context = await browser.newContext();
       const page = await context.newPage();
-      await page.goto(`${this.baseURL}/login?next=%2F`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 45000 });
-      console.log('[myTischtennisClient.playwright] Page loaded');
 
-      // Dismiss CMP/consent dialog. The dialog can appear with a delay, so we wait
-      // briefly for it and try multiple selectors including the explicit "Akzeptieren" button.
+      // Helper: click the CMP/consent "Akzeptieren" button if visible.
+      // Tries multiple selectors to cover different CMP implementations.
       const acceptConsentDialog = async (waitMs = 0) => {
         if (waitMs > 0) await page.waitForTimeout(waitMs);
         const consentSelectors = [
@@ -388,23 +386,35 @@ class MyTischtennisClient {
             if (await button.count()) {
               await button.click({ timeout: 2500 });
               console.log('[myTischtennisClient.playwright] Consent dialog accepted via:', selector);
-              await page.waitForTimeout(600);
+              await page.waitForTimeout(800);
               return true;
             }
           } catch (_e) {
-            // ignore, try next selector
+            // try next selector
           }
         }
         return false;
       };
 
-      // First attempt immediately after page load.
-      const consentAcceptedEarly = await acceptConsentDialog(0);
-      // Second attempt with a short delay if not accepted yet (CMP often renders async).
-      if (!consentAcceptedEarly) {
-        await acceptConsentDialog(2500);
+      // Visit the homepage first so the browser receives and stores the correct CMP
+      // consent cookies (the TCF v2 format cannot be guessed and set manually).
+      // After accepting consent here, the login page will not show the banner again.
+      try {
+        await page.goto(this.baseURL, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 30000 });
+        const acceptedOnHome = await acceptConsentDialog(0);
+        if (!acceptedOnHome) await acceptConsentDialog(2500);
+        console.log('[myTischtennisClient.playwright] Homepage visited, consent handled');
+      } catch (_homeErr) {
+        console.log('[myTischtennisClient.playwright] Homepage pre-visit failed (continuing):', _homeErr.message);
       }
 
+      await page.goto(`${this.baseURL}/login?next=%2F`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 45000 });
+      console.log('[myTischtennisClient.playwright] Login page loaded');
+
+      // Second consent attempt in case it re-appears on the login page.
+      const consentOnLogin = await acceptConsentDialog(0);
+      if (!consentOnLogin) await acceptConsentDialog(1500);
+
       // Fill credentials
       await page.locator('input[name="email"]').first().fill(email, { timeout: 10000 });
       await page.locator('input[name="password"]').first().fill(password, { timeout: 10000 });
@@ -594,8 +604,10 @@ class MyTischtennisClient {
           break;
         }
 
-        // Probe page text periodically to fail fast instead of waiting full timeout.
+        // Periodically: dismiss consent banner (may reappear after submit redirect)
+        // and probe page text to fail fast on known error strings.
         if (attempt % 4 === 0) {
+          try { await acceptConsentDialog(0); } catch (_e) { /* ignore */ }
           try {
             const textContent = await page.locator('body').innerText({ timeout: 600 });
             if (textContent?.includes('Captcha-Bestätigung fehlgeschlagen')) {