diff --git a/src/lib/payments.functions.ts b/src/lib/payments.functions.ts
index 6782b5d..f274b17 100644
--- a/src/lib/payments.functions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/payments.functions.ts
@@ -176,15 +176,10 @@ export const cancelPaymentRequest = createServerFn({ method: "POST" })
 export const getPublicPaymentRequest = createServerFn({ method: "GET" })
   .inputValidator((data: { id: string }) => data)
   .handler(async ({ data }) => {
-    // Use anon-key client; RLS policy "pr_select_public_by_id" allows public reads
-    const { createClient } = await import("@supabase/supabase-js");
-    const url = process.env.SUPABASE_URL;
-    const anonKey = process.env.SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY;
-    if (!url || !anonKey) throw new Error("Supabase env not configured");
-    const sb = createClient(url, anonKey, {
-      auth: { persistSession: false, autoRefreshToken: false },
-    });
-    const { data: row } = await sb
+    // Use service-role client to bypass RLS; return only a strict whitelist
+    // of non-sensitive fields for the public pay page.
+    const { supabaseAdmin } = await import("@/integrations/supabase/client.server");
+    const { data: row } = await supabaseAdmin
       .from("payment_requests")
       .select(
         "id, recipient_name, description, base_amount_cents, fee_amount_cents, total_amount_cents, currency, status, stripe_checkout_url, paid_at",
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260428005239_2d5dd166-67e0-4072-b14a-6bad8450ceb2.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260428005239_2d5dd166-67e0-4072-b14a-6bad8450ceb2.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35960dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260428005239_2d5dd166-67e0-4072-b14a-6bad8450ceb2.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Remove overly-permissive public SELECT policy on payment_requests
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS pr_select_public_by_id ON public.payment_requests;
+
+-- Authenticated users can see payment requests they created, or admins see all
+CREATE POLICY pr_select_owner_or_admin
+ON public.payment_requests
+FOR SELECT
+TO authenticated
+USING (is_admin(auth.uid()) OR created_by = auth.uid());
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