diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/_layout.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/_layout.svelte
index 12a544096a..1d41af15e7 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/_layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/_layout.svelte
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       await auth.setInitInfo({ init_template: $params["?template"] })
     }
 
-    await auth.checkAuth()
+    await auth.getSelf()
     await admin.init()
 
     if (useAccountPortal && multiTenancyEnabled) {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/auth/reset.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/auth/reset.svelte
index f78dd19eb9..5e5b615d73 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/auth/reset.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/auth/reset.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   }
 
   onMount(async () => {
-    await auth.checkAuth()
+    await auth.getSelf()
     await organisation.init()
   })
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/auth.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/auth.js
index bdd4d95915..c4197a89c0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/auth.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/auth.js
@@ -108,11 +108,7 @@ export function createAuthStore() {
     return json
   }
 
-  return {
-    subscribe: store.subscribe,
-    setOrganisation,
-    getInitInfo,
-    setInitInfo,
+  const actions = {
     checkQueryString: async () => {
       const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
       if (urlParams.has("tenantId")) {
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ export function createAuthStore() {
     setOrg: async tenantId => {
       await setOrganisation(tenantId)
     },
-    checkAuth: async () => {
+    getSelf: async () => {
       const response = await api.get("/api/global/users/self")
       if (response.status !== 200) {
         setUser(null)
@@ -138,13 +134,12 @@ export function createAuthStore() {
         `/api/global/auth/${tenantId}/login`,
         creds
       )
-      const json = await response.json()
       if (response.status === 200) {
-        setUser(json.user)
+        await actions.getSelf()
       } else {
+        const json = await response.json()
         throw new Error(json.message ? json.message : "Invalid credentials")
       }
-      return json
     },
     logout: async () => {
       const response = await api.post(`/api/global/auth/logout`)
@@ -197,6 +192,14 @@ export function createAuthStore() {
       await response.json()
     },
   }
+
+  return {
+    subscribe: store.subscribe,
+    setOrganisation,
+    getInitInfo,
+    setInitInfo,
+    ...actions,
+  }
 }
 
 export const auth = createAuthStore()
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.js b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.js
index b39e8745e9..7b0e50c099 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/auth.js
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ async function authInternal(ctx, user, err = null, info = null) {
 exports.authenticate = async (ctx, next) => {
   return passport.authenticate("local", async (err, user, info) => {
     await authInternal(ctx, user, err, info)
-
-    delete user.token
-
-    ctx.body = { user }
+    ctx.status = 200
   })(ctx, next)
 }