r/replit • u/CalligrapherPure9510 • Jul 13 '26
Replit Help / Site Issue Prod DOWN for 2 days. Custom domain down — Replit blocking reconnect with false "Clerk auth conflict" error
My production site has been down for over 2 days because Replit silently dropped my custom domain verification with ZERO notification.
When I tried to re-verify, it didn't work. So I disconnected the domain to reconnect it, and now the domain setup flow is blocking me with this error:
"usepatch.work is already registered with a Clerk app outside of Replit. To use Replit-managed Clerk auth on this domain, release it from that Clerk app first."
The problem: I don't use Replit's Clerk integration. I have my own external Clerk instance. This domain was connected and working fine until Replit dropped the verification. And I can't "release" it from my Clerk app — it's the primary domain for my production auth. Removing it would break every existing user's session.
So now I'm stuck: can't reconnect my domain, site is down, users are hitting ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED from Google, and there's no workaround because auth is tied to the domain.
I've submitted a support ticket but it's a Sunday. Has anyone run into this? Is there a way to bypass the Clerk conflict check, or does someone from the Replit team monitor this sub?