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Stripe Upgrade Worked but Lovable Still Shows the Old Plan

Quick Answer

How do I fix Stripe Upgrade Worked but Lovable Still Shows the Old Plan?

The app stores plan state in more than one place or only listens for the first purchase. Upgrades and downgrades then update Stripe, but the app keeps using stale local plan logic or stale database fields. Start with "Model plan state explicitly" before making broader code changes.

Fix signals

What this answers: Why stripe upgrade worked but lovable still shows the old plan happens and what to change first.
Fastest move: Model plan state explicitly
Use this page if: User upgraded but still sees old limits

If this keeps happening

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Quick Fix Summary

Most likely cause	The app stores plan state in more than one place or only listens for the first purchase. Upgrades and downgrades then update Stripe, but the app keeps using stale local plan logic or stale database fields.
Fastest fix	Model plan state explicitly
Use this page if	User upgraded but still sees old limits

Exact errors people search for

If one of these matches what you are seeing, you are likely on the right fix page.

Stripe upgrade worked but Lovable still shows the old plan
User changed plans but the app still uses the old limits
Stripe updated the subscription but the app never refreshed quotas or features

You're in the right place if...

!User upgraded but still sees old limits
!User downgraded but app still shows the old plan
!Stripe changed the plan correctly but the app did not update features or quotas

Why this happens

Fix

Model plan state explicitly

Your subscriptions table should store the effective plan, status, and renewal window instead of forcing the UI to infer them from scattered fields.

Handle subscription.updated events as first-class events

Many plan-change bugs happen because the webhook handles initial creation but treats updates as optional.

Refresh quotas and feature flags from the server-trusted plan

If limits, credits, or features depend on the plan, calculate them from the updated server record rather than from the plan name cached in the browser.

Patch the generated plan-sync logic

Tell Lovable to treat upgrades and downgrades as real state transitions, not edge cases.

Copy this prompt

Audit this app so Stripe subscription upgrades and downgrades update one server-trusted plan record. Refetch that record after payment or portal changes and make quotas, credits, and feature gates read from that same updated plan state.

Prevent this next time

If your app has more than one place where the current plan can live, plan drift is only a matter of time.