diff --git a/assets/js/sign-in.js b/assets/js/sign-in.js
index 3b779ed..8857e81 100644
--- a/assets/js/sign-in.js
+++ b/assets/js/sign-in.js
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ const validateUser = async (parsedJson) => {
       // save a cookie
       const cookieText = `token=${token},type=${type},expires_days=${expiresInDays}`;
       setCookie(token, type, expiresInDays);
+      
+
+      // return to home. at a later point set it to the user page
+      window.location.href = '/';
     }));
   } else if (parsedJson.detail == "Invalid password") {
     setTooltip("error", "Invalid password");
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ const getCookie = (returnType) => {
   if (decodedCookie == "") {
     return;
   }
-  
+
   let ca = decodedCookie.split(',');
 
   const token = ca[0].split("token=")[1];