diff --git a/backend/areas/auth/auth.py b/backend/areas/auth/auth.py
index 54edbcf87d47722fbfec5ceb298ee574ae67eadf..6cd27d343e77514b37f9147d93c31d42d9d775d0 100644
--- a/backend/areas/auth/auth.py
+++ b/backend/areas/auth/auth.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def login():
 @api_v1.route("/hydra/callback")
 @cross_origin()
 def hydra_callback():
-    current_app.logger.info("Hydra callback A")
     state = request.args.get("state")
     code = request.args.get("code")
     if state == None:
@@ -30,36 +29,20 @@ def hydra_callback():
 
     token = HydraOauth.get_token(state, code)
     user_info = HydraOauth.get_user_info()
-    # Match Kratos identity with Hydra
-    #identities = KratosApi.get("/identities")
-    #identity = None
-    #current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 1")
-    #for i in identities.json():
-    #    current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 2")
-    #    current_app.logger.info(i)
-    #    if i["traits"]["email"] == user_info["email"]:
-    #        identity = i
-
-    #current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 3a")
-    # Short lifetime for token. If the session is still active, it will be
-    # automatically renewed via Hydra.
     kratos_id = user_info["sub"]
+
+    # TODO: add a check to see if this a valid ID/active account
+
     try:
         access_token = create_access_token(
             identity=token, expires_delta=timedelta(hours=1), additional_claims={"user_id": kratos_id}
         )
     except Exception as e:
-        current_app.logger.info("Hydra fail on token")
-        current_app.logger.info(e)
-        raise BadRequest("Error with creating token")
-
+        raise BadRequest("Error with creating auth token between backend and frontend")
 
-    current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 3b")
     apps = App.query.all()
-    current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 4")
     app_roles = []
     for app in apps:
-        current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 5")
         tmp_app_role = AppRole.query.filter_by(
             user_id=kratos_id, app_id=app.id
         ).first()
@@ -70,7 +53,6 @@ def hydra_callback():
             }
         )
 
-    current_app.logger.info("Hydra checkpoint 6")
     return jsonify(
         {
             "accessToken": access_token,