diff --git a/src/services/auth.test.ts b/src/services/auth.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99e0b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/auth.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+
+import { startAuthFlow } from "./auth.js";
+
+describe("startAuthFlow", () => {
+  test("keeps waiting for the callback when the browser cannot be opened", async () => {
+    let authUrl = "";
+    const flow = startAuthFlow(5_000, async (url) => {
+      authUrl = url.toString();
+      throw new Error("spawn xdg-open ENOENT");
+    });
+
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    const callback = new URL(new URL(authUrl).searchParams.get("callback")!);
+    callback.searchParams.set("state", "wrong");
+    const response = await fetch(callback);
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(await flow).toEqual({ success: false, error: "Invalid auth state" });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/auth.ts b/src/services/auth.ts
index bacfac8..636bf30 100644
--- a/src/services/auth.ts
+++ b/src/services/auth.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export interface AuthResult {
   error?: string;
 }
 
-export function startAuthFlow(timeoutMs = AUTH_TIMEOUT): Promise<AuthResult> {
+export function startAuthFlow(timeoutMs = AUTH_TIMEOUT, open = openUrl): Promise<AuthResult> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     let resolved = false;
     const stateToken = randomBytes(16).toString("hex");
@@ -168,12 +168,9 @@ export function startAuthFlow(timeoutMs = AUTH_TIMEOUT): Promise<AuthResult> {
 
       console.log("Opening browser for authentication...");
       console.log(`If it doesn't open, visit: ${authUrl}`);
-      openUrl(authUrl).catch((error) => {
+      open(authUrl).catch((error) => {
         if (!resolved) {
-          resolved = true;
-          clearTimeout(timer);
-          server.close();
-          resolve({ success: false, error: `Failed to open browser: ${error.message}` });
+          console.log(`Could not open a browser (${error.message}). Open the URL above to continue.`);
         }
       });
     });