diff --git a/layouts/auth.vue b/layouts/auth.vue
index b7d5c5e..f12da45 100644
--- a/layouts/auth.vue
+++ b/layouts/auth.vue
@@ -51,17 +51,29 @@
 
 <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 registrationEnabled = useState("registrationEnabled", () => true);
+const gorbTxtError = ref<string>("");
 
 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;
@@ -87,11 +99,6 @@ 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>(`${apiBase.value}/stats`);
-				if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
-					registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
-					console.log("set registration enabled value to:", data.value.registration_enabled);
-				}
 				return;
 			}
 			instanceError.value = "That URL is not a valid instance.";
diff --git a/middleware/auth.global.ts b/middleware/auth.global.ts
index 27c08bd..613e928 100644
--- a/middleware/auth.global.ts
+++ b/middleware/auth.global.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,6 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to, from) => {
 	const loading = useState("loading");
 	const accessToken = useCookie("access_token").value;
 	if (["/login", "/register"].includes(to.path)) {
-		console.log("path is login or register");
-		const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
-		console.log("apiBase gotten:", apiBase.value);
-		if (!apiBase.value) {
-			const requestUrl = useRequestURL();
-			console.log("request url:", requestUrl.href);
-			const apiVersion = useRuntimeConfig().public.apiVersion;
-			console.log("api version:", apiVersion);
-			console.log("apiBase not set");
-			const { status, data: gorbTxt } = await useFetch(`${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/login.vue b/pages/login.vue
index c7f4cbc..a66d29f 100644
--- a/pages/login.vue
+++ b/pages/login.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const registrationEnabled = ref<boolean>(true);
 const apiBase = useCookie("api_base");
 
 if (apiBase.value) {
-	console.log("apiBase:", apiBase.value);
 	const statsUrl = new URL("/stats", apiBase.value).href;
 	const { status, data } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(statsUrl);
 	if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
@@ -63,9 +62,9 @@ async function formLogin(e: Event) {
 		console.log("logged in");
 		if (query.redirect_to) {
 			console.log("redirecting to:", query.redirect_to);
-			return await navigateTo(query.redirect_to, { replace: true });
+			return await navigateTo(query.redirect_to);
 		}
-		return await navigateTo("/", { replace: true });
+		return await navigateTo("/");
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.error("Error logging in:", error);
 	}
diff --git a/pages/register.vue b/pages/register.vue
index 3e2c4c4..d89eb07 100644
--- a/pages/register.vue
+++ b/pages/register.vue
@@ -47,17 +47,14 @@ definePageMeta({
   layout: "auth"
 })
 
-const registrationEnabled = useState("registrationEnabled", () => true);
+const instanceUrl = useCookie("instance_url").value;
+const registrationEnabled = ref<boolean>(false);
 
-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 (instanceUrl) {
+	const statsUrl = new URL("/stats", instanceUrl).href;
+	const { status, data, error } = await useFetch<StatsResponse>(statsUrl);
 	if (status.value == "success" && data.value) {
 		registrationEnabled.value = data.value.registration_enabled;
-		console.log("set registration enabled value to:", data.value.registration_enabled);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +92,12 @@ 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);