diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index cbc73e8..1fe93f5 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -17,3 +17,15 @@ export const fetchUserProfile = (user) => async (dispatch) => {
     const response = { ...profile.data, ...test }
     dispatch({ type: 'FETCH_USER', payload: response })
 };
+
+export const userLogin = (username, password) => async (dispatch) => {
+    const response = await sudoscientist.post('/auth/signin', {
+        username: username,
+        password: password
+    }).then(function (response) {
+        console.log(response);
+    }).catch(function (error) {
+        console.log(error);
+    });
+    console.log(response)
+};
diff --git a/src/apis/sudoscientist.js b/src/apis/sudoscientist.js
index 0def05f..2fc7103 100644
--- a/src/apis/sudoscientist.js
+++ b/src/apis/sudoscientist.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 
 export default axios.create({
-    baseURL: 'https://api.sudoscientist.com/v1/api/'
+    baseURL: 'http://localhost:8080/v1/api/'
 });
diff --git a/src/components/AuthMenu.js b/src/components/AuthMenu.js
index 1639fe1..389fd95 100644
--- a/src/components/AuthMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/AuthMenu.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { userLogin } from '../actions';
 
 class AuthMenu extends Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props)
 
     this.state = {
+        user_authed: false,
         where_in_auth_menu: "requestUsername",
         username: "",
         password: "",
@@ -58,10 +61,7 @@ class AuthMenu extends Component {
   }
 
   handleLogin() {
-    this.setState(state => ({
-      where_in_auth_menu: "requestPasswordForCreation",
-      auth_menu_visible: true,
-    }));
+      this.props.userLogin(this.state.username, this.state.password)
   }
 
   handleCreateAccount() {
@@ -157,4 +157,12 @@ class AuthMenu extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-export default (AuthMenu)
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
+    return {
+        username: state.username,
+    };
+}
+export default connect(
+    mapStateToProps,
+    { userLogin }
+)(AuthMenu);