diff --git a/lib/keycloak.ts b/lib/keycloak.ts
index 3232e913..0281cb53 100644
--- a/lib/keycloak.ts
+++ b/lib/keycloak.ts
@@ -53,45 +53,54 @@ export async function getKeycloakAdminClient(): Promise<KcAdminClient> {
   console.log(`Connecting to Keycloak at ${keycloakUrl}, realm: ${realmName}, client: ${adminClientId}`);
   
   try {
-    const kcAdminClient = new KcAdminClient({
-      baseUrl: keycloakUrl,
-      realmName: 'master', // Use master realm for admin operations
-    });
-
-    // Log auth configuration (don't log the actual secret or password)
-    console.log('Auth configuration:', {
-      clientId: adminClientId,
-      hasClientSecret: !!clientSecret,
-      hasUsername: !!adminUsername,
-      hasPassword: !!adminPassword,
-      authUrl: `${keycloakUrl}/realms/master/protocol/openid-connect/token`
-    });
-
-    // Authenticate admin client
-    let authParams: Credentials;
+    // Try a direct authentication approach first to debug the issue
+    console.log('Trying direct authentication to debug...');
     
-    // If we have a client secret, try to use client credentials grant
+    // Create form data for authentication
+    const formData = new URLSearchParams();
+    formData.append('client_id', adminClientId);
     if (clientSecret) {
-      console.log('Using client credentials grant with client secret');
-      authParams = {
-        clientId: adminClientId,
-        clientSecret: clientSecret,
-        grantType: 'client_credentials'
-      };
+      formData.append('client_secret', clientSecret);
+      formData.append('grant_type', 'client_credentials');
     } else {
-      // Fall back to password grant
-      console.log('Using password grant without client secret');
-      authParams = {
-        clientId: adminClientId,
-        username: adminUsername,
-        password: adminPassword,
-        grantType: 'password'
-      };
+      formData.append('username', adminUsername);
+      formData.append('password', adminPassword);
+      formData.append('grant_type', 'password');
     }
     
-    await kcAdminClient.auth(authParams);
-
-    console.log('Successfully authenticated with Keycloak admin client');
+    // Determine the token URL
+    const tokenUrl = `${keycloakUrl}/realms/master/protocol/openid-connect/token`;
+    console.log(`Authenticating to: ${tokenUrl}`);
+    
+    // Make the request directly
+    const response = await fetch(tokenUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+      },
+      body: formData,
+    });
+    
+    // Log detailed response information
+    console.log(`Authentication response status: ${response.status}`);
+    
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+      console.log('Authentication error:', errorData);
+      throw new Error(`Direct authentication failed: ${errorData.error || response.statusText}`);
+    }
+    
+    const tokenData = await response.json();
+    console.log('Authentication successful, received token data');
+    
+    // Now proceed with the Keycloak admin client
+    const kcAdminClient = new KcAdminClient({
+      baseUrl: keycloakUrl,
+      realmName: 'master',
+    });
+    
+    // Set the token manually since we already authenticated
+    kcAdminClient.setAccessToken(tokenData.access_token);
 
     // Now that we're authenticated, we can specify the realm we want to work with
     // This could be different from the authentication realm (master)
@@ -105,10 +114,23 @@ export async function getKeycloakAdminClient(): Promise<KcAdminClient> {
     return kcAdminClient;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error connecting to Keycloak:', error);
+    
     // Add more detailed error information
     if (error instanceof Error) {
       console.error(`Error message: ${error.message}`);
       console.error(`Error cause: ${error.cause}`);
+      
+      // Try to extract more information from the error
+      const anyError = error as any;
+      if (anyError.response) {
+        console.error('Response status:', anyError.response.status);
+        console.error('Response headers:', anyError.response.headers);
+        
+        // Try to extract response data if available
+        if (anyError.responseData) {
+          console.error('Response data:', JSON.stringify(anyError.responseData, null, 2));
+        }
+      }
     }
     
     // For debugging - show what values we're trying to use (without exposing the password)