diff --git a/layouts/auth.vue b/layouts/auth.vue
index f12da45..b7d5c5e 100644
--- a/layouts/auth.vue
+++ b/layouts/auth.vue
@@ -51,29 +51,17 @@
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { FetchError } from 'ofetch';
+import type { StatsResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
 
 const instanceUrl = ref<string | null | undefined>(null);
 const instanceUrlInput = ref<string>();
 const instanceError = ref<string>();
-const requestUrl = useRequestURL();
 const apiVersion = useRuntimeConfig().public.apiVersion;
 const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
-const gorbTxtError = ref<string>("");
+const registrationEnabled = useState("registrationEnabled", () => true);
 
 const auth = useAuth();
 
-const { status, data: gorbTxt } = await useFetch(`${requestUrl.protocol}//${requestUrl.host}/.well-known/gorb.txt`, { responseType: "text" });
-if (status.value == "success" && gorbTxt.value) {
-	console.log("got gorb.txt:", gorbTxt.value);
-	const parsed = parseWellKnown(gorbTxt.value as string);
-	if (parsed.ApiBaseUrl) {
-		apiBase.value = `${parsed.ApiBaseUrl}/${apiVersion}`;
-		console.log("set apiBase to:", parsed.ApiBaseUrl);
-	}
-} else {
-	gorbTxtError.value = "Failed to find that instance.";
-}
-
 onMounted(async () => {
 	const cookie = useCookie("instance_url").value;
 	instanceUrl.value = cookie;
@@ -99,6 +87,11 @@ async function selectInstance(e: Event) {
 				instanceUrl.value = origin;
 				useCookie("instance_url").value = origin;
 				console.log("set instance url to:", origin);
+				const { status, data, error } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(`${apiBase.value}/stats`);
+				if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
+					registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
+					console.log("set registration enabled value to:", data.value.registration_enabled);
+				}
 				return;
 			}
 			instanceError.value = "That URL is not a valid instance.";
diff --git a/middleware/auth.global.ts b/middleware/auth.global.ts
index 613e928..27c08bd 100644
--- a/middleware/auth.global.ts
+++ b/middleware/auth.global.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to, from) => {
 	const loading = useState("loading");
 	const accessToken = useCookie("access_token").value;
 	if (["/login", "/register"].includes(to.path)) {
+		console.log("path is login or register");
+		const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
+		console.log("apiBase gotten:", apiBase.value);
+		if (!apiBase.value) {
+			const requestUrl = useRequestURL();
+			console.log("request url:", requestUrl.href);
+			const apiVersion = useRuntimeConfig().public.apiVersion;
+			console.log("api version:", apiVersion);
+			console.log("apiBase not set");
+			const { status, data: gorbTxt } = await useFetch(`${requestUrl.protocol}//${requestUrl.host}/.well-known/gorb.txt`, { responseType: "text" });
+			if (status.value == "success" && gorbTxt.value) {
+				console.log("got gorb.txt:", gorbTxt.value);
+				const parsed = parseWellKnown(gorbTxt.value as string);
+				if (parsed.ApiBaseUrl) {
+					apiBase.value = `${parsed.ApiBaseUrl}/${apiVersion}`;
+					console.log("set apiBase to:", parsed.ApiBaseUrl);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		if (accessToken) {
 			return await navigateTo("/");
 		}
diff --git a/pages/register.vue b/pages/register.vue
index d89eb07..3e2c4c4 100644
--- a/pages/register.vue
+++ b/pages/register.vue
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ definePageMeta({
   layout: "auth"
 })
 
-const instanceUrl = useCookie("instance_url").value;
-const registrationEnabled = ref<boolean>(false);
+const registrationEnabled = useState("registrationEnabled", () => true);
 
-if (instanceUrl) {
-	const statsUrl = new URL("/stats", instanceUrl).href;
-	const { status, data, error } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(statsUrl);
+console.log("wah");
+console.log("weoooo")
+const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
+console.log("apiBase:", apiBase.value);
+if (apiBase.value) {
+	const { status, data, error } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(`${apiBase.value}/stats`);
 	if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
 		registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
+		console.log("set registration enabled value to:", data.value.registration_enabled);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -92,12 +95,6 @@ const query = useRoute().query as Record<string, string>;
 const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(query);
 const loginUrl = `/login?${searchParams}`
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  if (auth.accessToken.value) {
-    //return navigateTo(redirectTo ? redirectTo as string : useAppConfig().baseURL as string);
-  }
-});
-
 /*
 watch(() => form.username, (newValue) => {
   console.log("username change:", newValue);