diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index d894f68..0959fec 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -23,5 +23,10 @@ export const userLogin = (username, password) => async (dispatch) => {
         username: username,
         password: password
     })
-    dispatch({ type: 'USER_LOGIN', payload: response })
+    if (response.status === 401) {
+        alert("Please check your credentials")
+    }
+    if (response.status === 200) {
+        dispatch({ type: 'USER_LOGIN', payload: response })
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/components/AuthMenu.js b/src/components/AuthMenu.js
index 95f2b73..9ef009c 100644
--- a/src/components/AuthMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/AuthMenu.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AuthMenu extends Component {
         this.setState(state => ({
           auth_menu_visible: false
         }))
-        console.log(res)
+        this.props.close()
       }
       )
       .catch(err => {
diff --git a/src/components/NavBar.js b/src/components/NavBar.js
index ecc3f8e..cc0e320 100644
--- a/src/components/NavBar.js
+++ b/src/components/NavBar.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class NavBar extends Component {
          <div onClick={this.handleLoginDropdown} className='item ui button dropdown'>
            Login
            <i className="dropdown icon"></i>
-           <AuthMenu auth_menu_visible={this.state.auth_menu_visible}></AuthMenu>
+           <AuthMenu auth_menu_visible={this.state.auth_menu_visible} close={ () => this.setState({auth_menu_visible: false})}></AuthMenu>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
diff --git a/src/reducers/authReducer.js b/src/reducers/authReducer.js
index 164f00d..c24d51b 100644
--- a/src/reducers/authReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducers/authReducer.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default (state = initialState, action) => {
         case 'USER_LOGIN':
             return {...state, ...{
                 jwt: action.payload.data.jwt,
+                username: action.payload.data.username,
                 user_logged_in: true
             }}
         default: