diff --git a/assets/js/register.js b/assets/js/register.js
index da633d1..5a3250e 100644
--- a/assets/js/register.js
+++ b/assets/js/register.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const setCookie = (token, type, expires_days) => {
   const d = new Date();
   d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expires_days*24*60*60*1000))
   let expires = `expires=${d.toUTCString()}`;
-  document.cookie = `token=${token},type=${type},${expires}`;
+  document.cookie = `token=${token},type=${type},${expires}; path=/`;
 }
 
 const getCookie = (returnType) => {
diff --git a/assets/js/sign-in.js b/assets/js/sign-in.js
index 2d21e93..74042bd 100644
--- a/assets/js/sign-in.js
+++ b/assets/js/sign-in.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const validateUser = async (parsedJson) => {
       
 
       // return to home. at a later point set it to the user page
+      document.localStorage
       window.location.href = '/';
     }));
   } else if (parsedJson.detail == "Invalid password") {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ const setCookie = (token, type, expires_days) => {
   const d = new Date();
   d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expires_days*24*60*60*1000))
   let expires = `expires=${d.toUTCString()}`;
-  document.cookie = `token=${token},type=${type},${expires}`;
+  document.cookie = `token=${token},type=${type},${expires}; path=/`;
 }
 
 const getCookie = (returnType) => {