diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e7104fb..2f6283c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ JWT_TTL=86400
 # creating a new account. Closes sign-ups without touching existing users.
 APP_ALLOW_REGISTRATION=true
 
+# Minimum gap, in seconds, before a magic link can be resent to the same
+# address (sign-in or email-change). The Docker Compose setup overrides this
+# to 0 for local development, so links can be resent immediately.
+MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS=60
+
 # Base URL the app is reached at. Verification magic links point here, e.g.
 # <APP_URL>/verify-email?token=... The Docker image serves the SPA and the API
 # together on http://localhost:8080; a host `npm run dev` serves it on :5173.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 006ee06..5857f05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ environment). See [.env.example](.env.example).
 | `JWT_SECRET` | auto-generated into `storage/secret.key` | Token signing key |
 | `JWT_TTL` | `86400` | Token lifetime in seconds |
 | `APP_ALLOW_REGISTRATION` | `true` | When `false`, a magic link is only ever sent to an existing address — an unknown one is silently ignored, so no new accounts get created |
+| `MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS` | `60` | Minimum gap before a magic link can be resent to the same address (sign-in or email-change). Docker Compose overrides this to `0`, so links resend immediately in development |
 | `APP_URL` | `http://localhost:8080` | Base URL used to build magic links (`http://localhost:5173` for a host `npm run dev`) |
 | `WEBAUTHN_RP_ID` | `APP_URL`'s host | Passkey relying party ID (domain). Must be `localhost` or a real domain over HTTPS — a LAN IP won't work |
 | `WEBAUTHN_RP_NAME` | `Projects` | Passkey relying party display name, shown in the browser/OS prompt |
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 74fe0b5..d927643 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ services:
       # Set to false to stop new accounts being created (existing users can
       # still sign in).
       APP_ALLOW_REGISTRATION: "${APP_ALLOW_REGISTRATION:-true}"
+      # 0 here (unlike the app's own default of 60) so magic links can be
+      # resent immediately while developing -- override if that gets in the way.
+      MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS: "${MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS:-0}"
       # The SPA and the API are both served from this container.
       APP_URL: "${APP_URL:-http://localhost:8080}"
       # Passkeys: defaults to APP_URL's host (localhost). Browsers require
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
index 3a85f28..c3a7be6 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ final class AuthController extends Controller
         $lastSent = $user['verification_email_sent_at'] ?? null;
 
         return $lastSent !== null
-            && (time() - (int) strtotime($lastSent)) < EmailVerifier::RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS;
+            && (time() - (int) strtotime($lastSent)) < $this->verifier->resendIntervalSeconds;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/EmailVerificationController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/EmailVerificationController.php
index 7f2451d..ca3416a 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/EmailVerificationController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/EmailVerificationController.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
 
 final class EmailVerificationController extends Controller
 {
-    private const RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS = EmailVerifier::RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS;
     private const EMAIL_MAX = 255;
 
     public function __construct(
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ final class EmailVerificationController extends Controller
         return $this->json($response, [
             'message' => 'Confirmation email sent to the new address.',
             'pending_email' => $newEmail,
-            'retry_after' => self::RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS,
+            'retry_after' => $this->verifier->resendIntervalSeconds,
         ], 202);
     }
 
@@ -130,11 +129,11 @@ final class EmailVerificationController extends Controller
         }
 
         $elapsed = time() - (int) strtotime($lastSent);
-        if ($elapsed < self::RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS) {
+        if ($elapsed < $this->verifier->resendIntervalSeconds) {
             throw new ApiException(
                 'Please wait a moment before requesting another email.',
                 429,
-                ['retry_after' => self::RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS - $elapsed],
+                ['retry_after' => $this->verifier->resendIntervalSeconds - $elapsed],
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Mail/EmailVerifier.php b/src/Mail/EmailVerifier.php
index 6704fda..a410007 100644
--- a/src/Mail/EmailVerifier.php
+++ b/src/Mail/EmailVerifier.php
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ use App\Repository\UserRepository;
 final class EmailVerifier
 {
     public const TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS = 900; // 15 minutes
-    public const RESEND_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60;
 
     public function __construct(
         private readonly EmailVerificationRepository $tokens,
         private readonly UserRepository $users,
         private readonly Mailer $mailer,
         private readonly string $appUrl,
+        /** How long to wait before a magic link can be resent to the same address. */
+        public readonly int $resendIntervalSeconds = 60,
     ) {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Support/Config.php b/src/Support/Config.php
index 263357f..8a406d4 100644
--- a/src/Support/Config.php
+++ b/src/Support/Config.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ final class Config
         public readonly string $webauthnRpId,
         /** WebAuthn relying party display name, shown by the browser/OS passkey prompt. */
         public readonly string $webauthnRpName,
+        /** Minimum gap between magic links sent to the same address. */
+        public readonly int $resendIntervalSeconds,
         public readonly MailConfig $mail,
     ) {
     }
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ final class Config
         $webauthnRpId = self::env('WEBAUTHN_RP_ID') ?? (parse_url($appUrl, PHP_URL_HOST) ?: 'localhost');
         $webauthnRpName = self::env('WEBAUTHN_RP_NAME', 'Projects');
 
+        $resendIntervalSeconds = (int) (self::env('MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS') ?? '60');
+
         $mailLogPath = self::env('MAIL_LOG_PATH', $storagePath . '/mail.log');
         if (!self::isAbsolutePath($mailLogPath)) {
             $mailLogPath = $basePath . '/' . ltrim($mailLogPath, '/');
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ final class Config
             $appUrl,
             $webauthnRpId,
             $webauthnRpName,
+            $resendIntervalSeconds,
             $mail,
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap.php b/src/bootstrap.php
index 2214c5c..6bcc347 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.php
+++ b/src/bootstrap.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $session = new SessionPayload($jwt, $verificationTokens, $passkeys);
 $mailer = $config->mail->transport === 'log'
     ? new LogMailer($config->mail->logPath)
     : new PhpMailerMailer($config->mail);
-$verifier = new EmailVerifier($verificationTokens, $users, $mailer, $config->appUrl);
+$verifier = new EmailVerifier($verificationTokens, $users, $mailer, $config->appUrl, $config->resendIntervalSeconds);
 
 // 'none' attestation: verify the credential is a legitimate WebAuthn response
 // without checking authenticator provenance against a root CA -- the usual
diff --git a/tests/AuthTest.php b/tests/AuthTest.php
index b6d79d9..d28ec65 100644
--- a/tests/AuthTest.php
+++ b/tests/AuthTest.php
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ final class AuthTest extends ApiTestCase
         self::assertCount(1, $this->sentEmails());
     }
 
+    public function test_the_resend_interval_is_configurable(): void
+    {
+        $this->reconfigure(['MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS' => '0']);
+
+        $this->request('POST', '/api/auth/magic-link', ['email' => 'ada@example.com']);
+        $this->request('POST', '/api/auth/magic-link', ['email' => 'ada@example.com']);
+
+        self::assertCount(2, $this->sentEmails());
+    }
+
     public function test_me_requires_a_valid_token(): void
     {
         $unauthorised = $this->request('GET', '/api/me');