diff --git a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
index 944f3ee9d9..98773ded44 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ function finalise(
   { authenticated, user, internal, version, publicEndpoint } = {}
 ) {
   ctx.publicEndpoint = publicEndpoint || false
+  console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: public endoint", ctx.publicEndpoint)
   ctx.isAuthenticated = authenticated || false
+  console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: isAuthenticated", ctx.isAuthenticated)
   ctx.user = user
+  console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: user", ctx.user)
   ctx.internal = internal || false
+  console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: internal", ctx.internal)
   ctx.version = version
+  console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: version", ctx.version)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -27,40 +32,50 @@ module.exports = (
 ) => {
   const noAuthOptions = noAuthPatterns ? buildMatcherRegex(noAuthPatterns) : []
   return async (ctx, next) => {
+    console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Start auth middleware")
     let publicEndpoint = false
     const version = ctx.request.headers[Headers.API_VER]
     // the path is not authenticated
     const found = matches(ctx, noAuthOptions)
     if (found) {
+      console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Public endpoint found")
       publicEndpoint = true
     }
     try {
+      console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Parsing cookie")
       // check the actual user is authenticated first
       const authCookie = getCookie(ctx, Cookies.Auth)
       let authenticated = false,
         user = null,
         internal = false
       if (authCookie) {
+        console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Auth cookie found")
         let error = null
         const sessionId = authCookie.sessionId,
           userId = authCookie.userId
+        console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Getting session")
         const session = await getSession(userId, sessionId)
         if (!session) {
           error = "No session found"
         } else {
           try {
+            console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Getting user")
             if (opts && opts.populateUser) {
+              console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Populate user function found")
               user = await getUser(
                 userId,
                 session.tenantId,
                 opts.populateUser(ctx)
               )
             } else {
+              console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Getting user from DB")
               user = await getUser(userId, session.tenantId)
             }
             delete user.password
+            console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: User is authenticated")
             authenticated = true
           } catch (err) {
+            console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Holy shit there was an error")
             error = err
           }
         }
@@ -69,6 +84,7 @@ module.exports = (
           // remove the cookie as the user does not exist anymore
           clearCookie(ctx, Cookies.Auth)
         } else {
+          console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: No error")
           // make sure we denote that the session is still in use
           await updateSessionTTL(session)
         }
@@ -87,14 +103,23 @@ module.exports = (
       if (authenticated !== true) {
         authenticated = false
       }
+      console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Auth status", {
+        authenticated,
+        user,
+        internal,
+        version,
+        publicEndpoint,
+      })
       // isAuthenticated is a function, so use a variable to be able to check authed state
       finalise(ctx, { authenticated, user, internal, version, publicEndpoint })
       return next()
     } catch (err) {
+      console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Error:", err)
       // allow configuring for public access
       if ((opts && opts.publicAllowed) || publicEndpoint) {
         finalise(ctx, { authenticated: false, version, publicEndpoint })
       } else {
+        console.log("Temp Auth Middleware: Throwing error status", err.status)
         ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err)
       }
     }