diff --git a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/App.svelte b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/App.svelte
index c51dba57..bb5ca6eb 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/App.svelte
+++ b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/App.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     replace('/unauthorized-access');
   };
 
+  // this might be the part where we get rid of localstorage when the app is quit?
+  // onDestroy()
 
 </script>
 
diff --git a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pages/SplashPage.svelte b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pages/SplashPage.svelte
index 705bc77c..64566078 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pages/SplashPage.svelte
+++ b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pages/SplashPage.svelte
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
     loginStatus.allFalse()
 	};
 
-  const toProfile = () => {
-    push('/profile');
-  };
-
-
 </script>
 
 
@@ -61,10 +56,19 @@
     {#if ($loginStatus.fortyTwo && $loginStatus.tfa) === false}
       <div on:click={login}>Login</div>
     {:else}
-      <div on:click={toProfile}>Profile</div>
+      <div on:click={ () => (push('/profile')) }>Profile</div>
       <div on:click={logout}>Logout</div>
     {/if}
   </nav>
+  <!-- <nav> -->
+    <!-- seems redundant but let's give it a try -->
+    <!-- {#if $store !== null}
+      <div on:click={ () => (push('/profile')) }>Profile</div>
+      <div on:click={logout}>Logout</div>
+    {:else}
+      <div on:click={login}>Login</div>
+    {/if}
+  </nav> -->
   <h2>
     <div>Welcome to</div>
     <div>Potato Pong</div>
diff --git a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pieces/Tabs.svelte b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pieces/Tabs.svelte
index 1e558065..5d33f123 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pieces/Tabs.svelte
+++ b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/pieces/Tabs.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 </script>
 
+<!-- svelte-ignore a11y-click-events-have-key-events -->
 <div class="tabs">
   <!-- creates a list, can be done other ways -->
   <ul>
diff --git a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/stores/loginStatusStore.js b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/stores/loginStatusStore.js
index 4b56dacc..8ea5a8a7 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/stores/loginStatusStore.js
+++ b/srcs/requirements/svelte/api_front/src/stores/loginStatusStore.js
@@ -33,3 +33,28 @@ function createLoginStatus() {
 }
 
 export const loginStatus = createLoginStatus();
+
+
+// an alternative way of doing things where i have a svelte store connected to localStorage
+
+// do in need to adapt this to work with 2fa?
+
+
+let _user = localStorage.getItem('42User');
+
+export const store = writable(_user ? JSON.parse(_user) : null);  // we start with no user, but go get one if one exists
+
+// ok so this will happen no matter what, basically we are telling it what to do if the store containing the user changes
+store.subscribe((value) => {
+  if (value) localStorage.setItem('42User', JSON.stringify(value));
+  else localStorage.removeItem('42User'); // for logout
+});
+
+
+export const logout = () => store.set(null);
+
+// ok this is the part where i need to use our API rather than Auth
+// export async function signUp(username, password, email) {
+//   return Auth.signUp(username, password, email)
+//           .then((data) => void store.set(data));
+// }
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