diff --git a/internal/http/auth.go b/internal/http/auth.go
index 5b24cab..8178ee3 100644
--- a/internal/http/auth.go
+++ b/internal/http/auth.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func newAuthHandler(encoder encoder, config domain.Config, cookieStore *sessions
 func (h authHandler) Routes(r chi.Router) {
 	r.Post("/login", h.login)
 	r.Post("/logout", h.logout)
-	r.Get("/test", h.test)
+	r.Get("/validate", h.validate)
 }
 
 func (h authHandler) login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ func (h authHandler) logout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	h.encoder.StatusResponse(ctx, w, nil, http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
-func (h authHandler) test(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (h authHandler) validate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	session, _ := h.cookieStore.Get(r, "user_session")
 
 	// Check if user is authenticated
 	if auth, ok := session.Values["authenticated"].(bool); !ok || !auth {
-		http.Error(w, "Forbidden", http.StatusForbidden)
+		http.Error(w, "Forbidden", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/http/middleware.go b/internal/http/middleware.go
index ae4519b..a1a88ab 100644
--- a/internal/http/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/http/middleware.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func (s Server) IsAuthenticated(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 		// Check if user is authenticated
 		if auth, ok := session.Values["authenticated"].(bool); !ok || !auth {
-			http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusForbidden), http.StatusForbidden)
+			http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized), http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
diff --git a/web/src/App.tsx b/web/src/App.tsx
index 331e259..d508d50 100644
--- a/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "react-query";
+import { Fragment } from "react";
 import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route } from "react-router-dom";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "react-query";
 import { ReactQueryDevtools } from "react-query/devtools";
 import { Toaster } from "react-hot-toast";
 
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ import { AuthContext, SettingsContext } from "./utils/Context";
 
 function Protected() {
     return (
-        <>
+        <Fragment>
             <Toaster position="top-right" />
             <Base />
-        </>
+        </Fragment>
     )
 }
 
@@ -24,14 +25,15 @@ export const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 export function App() {
     const authContext = AuthContext.useValue();
     const settings = SettingsContext.useValue();
+
     return (
         <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
             <Router basename={baseUrl()}>
                 {authContext.isLoggedIn ? (
                     <Route exact path="/*" component={Protected} />
-                ) : (
+                    ) :
                     <Route exact path="/*" component={Login} />
-                )}
+                }
                 <Route exact path="/logout" component={Logout} />
             </Router>
             {settings.debug ? (
diff --git a/web/src/api/APIClient.ts b/web/src/api/APIClient.ts
index f4ea14e..1f51db4 100644
--- a/web/src/api/APIClient.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/APIClient.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {baseUrl, sseBaseUrl} from "../utils";
+import {AuthContext} from "../utils/Context";
+import {Cookies} from "react-cookie";
 
 interface ConfigType {
     body?: BodyInit | Record<string, unknown> | null;
@@ -20,9 +22,19 @@ export async function HttpClient<T>(
         ...customConfig
     } as RequestInit;
 
+
     return window.fetch(`${baseUrl()}${endpoint}`, config)
         .then(async response => {
-            if ([401, 403, 404].includes(response.status))
+            if (response.status === 401) {
+                // if 401 consider the session expired and force logout
+                const cookies = new Cookies();
+                cookies.remove("user_session");
+                AuthContext.reset()
+
+                return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
+            }
+
+            if ([403, 404].includes(response.status))
                 return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
 
             if ([201, 204].includes(response.status))
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ export const APIClient = {
     auth: {
         login: (username: string, password: string) => appClient.Post("api/auth/login", { username: username, password: password }),
         logout: () => appClient.Post("api/auth/logout", null),
-        test: () => appClient.Get<void>("api/auth/test"),
+        validate: () => appClient.Get<void>("api/auth/validate"),
     },
     actions: {
         create: (action: Action) => appClient.Post("api/actions", action),