The bulk of my time today was spent tracking down and resolving a persistent bug in the login authentication session. This issue was affecting user flow by not maintaining proper session states after login.
Initially, we assumed it was a front-end issue, but after debugging, I discovered that the session logic wasn’t retaining user state as expected. The session was ending abruptly, leading users to get logged out unexpectedly or redirected incorrectly.
I dug into the backend scripts and realized there was an inconsistency in how tokens were being stored and validated. The session expiration wasn’t syncing properly with our UI, which led to the unstable login behavior.
To fix it, I rewrote parts of the session verification logic and added additional checks to ensure that the session remains active until logout or expiration. I also improved the error handling, so any future issues will provide clearer messages to users and developers.
After applying the patch, I tested the login/logout flow on multiple devices and confirmed that the session remained consistent throughout. While it’s a single feature, it’s one of the most critical, and I’m glad we caught and fixed it early.