diff --git a/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts b/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts
index 5c02f96..c7771d9 100644
--- a/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class AuthService {
                 const authHeader: string = response.headers.get('WWW-Authenticate');
                 return hobaParseChallengeHeader(authHeader);
             }
+            console.log('DEBUG: expected a 401 and www-authenticate header!')
         });
   }
 
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ export class AuthService {
       //  this.loggingService.sendErrorLevelMessage('Login token failed', this, { error: e });
       //}
     } else {
-      try {
         const o = await this.getChallenge();
 
         const r = await signChallenge(
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ export class AuthService {
                         });
                         return
                 }
-                if (response.status === 403) {
-                     console.log('Getting back a 403 but I think the server should send 200')
-                    //this.errorDialogService.openDialog({
-                    //    message: 'You are not authorized to use this system',
-                    //});
-                    // return
-                }
                 if (!response.ok) {
                     console.log("Failed to get a login token with signed challenge 😭", response.statusText)
                     return
@@ -147,41 +140,38 @@ export class AuthService {
             return true
         }
         return false
-      } catch (e) {
-        this.loggingService.sendErrorLevelMessage('Login challenge failed', this, { error: e });
-      }
     }
   }
 
-  async loginResponse(o: { challenge: string; realm: any }): Promise<any> {
-      const r = await signChallenge(
-        o.challenge,
-        o.realm,
-        environment.cicMetaUrl,
-        this.mutableKeyStore
-      );
+  //async loginResponse(o: { challenge: string; realm: any }): Promise<any> {
+  //    const r = await signChallenge(
+  //      o.challenge,
+  //      o.realm,
+  //      environment.cicMetaUrl,
+  //      this.mutableKeyStore
+  //    );
 
-      return this.sendSignedChallenge(r);
-       // if (error instanceof HttpError) {
-       //   if (error.status === 403) {
-       //     this.errorDialogService.openDialog({
-       //       message: 'You are not authorized to use this system',
-       //     });
-       //   } else if (error.status === 401) {
-       //     this.errorDialogService.openDialog({
-       //       message:
-       //         'Unable to authenticate with the service. ' +
-       //         'Please speak with the staff at Grassroots ' +
-       //         'Economics for requesting access ' +
-       //         'staff@grassrootseconomics.net.',
-       //     });
-       //   }
-       // } else {
-       //   // TODO define this error
-       //   this.errorDialogService.openDialog({ message: 'Incorrect key passphrase.' });
-       // }
-       // resolve(false);
-  }
+  //    return this.sendSignedChallenge(r);
+  //     // if (error instanceof HttpError) {
+  //     //   if (error.status === 403) {
+  //     //     this.errorDialogService.openDialog({
+  //     //       message: 'You are not authorized to use this system',
+  //     //     });
+  //     //   } else if (error.status === 401) {
+  //     //     this.errorDialogService.openDialog({
+  //     //       message:
+  //     //         'Unable to authenticate with the service. ' +
+  //     //         'Please speak with the staff at Grassroots ' +
+  //     //         'Economics for requesting access ' +
+  //     //         'staff@grassrootseconomics.net.',
+  //     //     });
+  //     //   }
+  //     // } else {
+  //     //   // TODO define this error
+  //     //   this.errorDialogService.openDialog({ message: 'Incorrect key passphrase.' });
+  //     // }
+  //     // resolve(false);
+  //}
 
   loginView(): void {
     document.getElementById('one').style.display = 'none';