diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index f4063f57..1a2820d9 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,18 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
       /** When set, the dashboard shows a read-only demo banner for this org slug */
       demoOrgSlug: process.env.DEMO_ORG_SLUG || (isRailwayPreview ? 'reqcore-demo' : ''),
       /** Public live-demo account email used to prefill sign-in */
-      liveDemoEmail:
-        process.env.LIVE_DEMO_EMAIL
-        || process.env.DEMO_EMAIL
-        || 'demo@reqcore.com',
+      liveDemoEmail: (() => {
+        const email =
+          process.env.LIVE_DEMO_EMAIL
+          || process.env.DEMO_EMAIL
+          || 'demo@reqcore.com'
+        // Guard against stale applirank.com domain from old env vars
+        if (email.endsWith('@applirank.com')) {
+          console.warn('[config] Stale demo email detected (applirank.com domain) — falling back to demo@reqcore.com')
+          return 'demo@reqcore.com'
+        }
+        return email
+      })(),
       /** Public URL for hosted plan upsell CTA shown in preview mode modals */
       hostedPlanUrl: process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_HOSTED_PLAN_URL || 'https://reqcore.com',
       /** Public live-demo secret used to prefill sign-in */
diff --git a/server/scripts/seed.ts b/server/scripts/seed.ts
index 92d5dea8..b03cc0da 100644
--- a/server/scripts/seed.ts
+++ b/server/scripts/seed.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ const DEMO_PASSWORD = process.env.DEMO_PASSWORD ?? 'demo1234'
 const DEMO_ORG_NAME = 'Reqcore Demo'
 const DEMO_ORG_SLUG = 'reqcore-demo'
 
+// Legacy values from the old applirank.com domain — cleaned up on seed
+const LEGACY_DEMO_EMAIL = 'demo@applirank.com'
+const LEGACY_ORG_SLUG = 'applirank-demo'
+
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Database connection
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -358,6 +362,38 @@ function generateResponses(jobIndex: number, candidateIndex: number): Record<str
 async function seed() {
   console.log('🌱 Seeding Reqcore demo data...\n')
 
+  // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Clean up legacy applirank.com seed data
+  // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [legacyOrg] = await db
+    .select({ id: schema.organization.id })
+    .from(schema.organization)
+    .where(eq(schema.organization.slug, LEGACY_ORG_SLUG))
+    .limit(1)
+
+  const [legacyUser] = await db
+    .select({ id: schema.user.id })
+    .from(schema.user)
+    .where(eq(schema.user.email, LEGACY_DEMO_EMAIL))
+    .limit(1)
+
+  if (legacyOrg || legacyUser) {
+    console.log('🧹 Removing legacy applirank.com demo data...')
+
+    if (legacyOrg) {
+      // All child tables (jobs, candidates, applications, members, etc.) have
+      // onDelete: 'cascade' so deleting the org removes everything beneath it.
+      await db.delete(schema.organization).where(eq(schema.organization.id, legacyOrg.id))
+      console.log(`   ✅ Deleted legacy org: ${LEGACY_ORG_SLUG}`)
+    }
+
+    if (legacyUser) {
+      // sessions and accounts also cascade from the user row
+      await db.delete(schema.user).where(eq(schema.user.id, legacyUser.id))
+      console.log(`   ✅ Deleted legacy user: ${LEGACY_DEMO_EMAIL}`)
+    }
+  }
+
   // Check if demo org already exists
   const existingOrg = await db
     .select()