diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 9e91878..50cad40 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
                         <Route path="dashboard" view=Dashboard />
                         <Route path="search" view=Search />
                     </Route>
-                    <Route path="/login" view=Login />
-                    <Route path="/signup" view=Signup />
+                    <Route path="/login" view=move || view!{ <Login user=logged_in_user /> } />
+                    <Route path="/signup" view=move || view!{ <Signup user=logged_in_user /> } />
                 </Routes>
             </main>
         </Router>
diff --git a/src/pages/login.rs b/src/pages/login.rs
index 1fda5ca..585f2f0 100644
--- a/src/pages/login.rs
+++ b/src/pages/login.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ use leptos::leptos_dom::*;
 use leptos::*;
 use leptos_icons::*;
 use crate::users::UserCredentials;
+use crate::app::LoggedInUserResource;
 
 #[component]
-pub fn Login() -> impl IntoView {
+pub fn Login(user: LoggedInUserResource) -> impl IntoView {
     let (username_or_email, set_username_or_email) = create_signal("".to_string());
     let (password, set_password) = create_signal("".to_string());
 
@@ -32,13 +33,22 @@ pub fn Login() -> impl IntoView {
             if let Err(err) = login_result {
                 // Handle the error here, e.g., log it or display to the user
                 log!("Error logging in: {:?}", err);
-            } else if let Ok(Some(_)) = login_result {
+
+                // Since we're not sure what the state is, manually refetch the user
+                user.refetch();
+            } else if let Ok(Some(login_user)) = login_result {
+                // Manually set the user to the new user, avoiding a refetch
+                user.set(Some(login_user));
+
                 // Redirect to the login page
                 log!("Logged in Successfully!");
                 leptos_router::use_navigate()("/", Default::default());
                 log!("Navigated to home page after login");
             } else if let Ok(None) = login_result {
                 log!("Invalid username or password");
+
+                // User could be already logged in or not, so refetch the user
+                user.refetch();
             }
         });
     };
diff --git a/src/pages/signup.rs b/src/pages/signup.rs
index f02dfab..8e9a0ac 100644
--- a/src/pages/signup.rs
+++ b/src/pages/signup.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ use crate::models::User;
 use leptos::leptos_dom::*;
 use leptos::*;
 use leptos_icons::*;
+use crate::app::LoggedInUserResource;
 
 #[component]
-pub fn Signup() -> impl IntoView {
+pub fn Signup(user: LoggedInUserResource) -> impl IntoView {
     let (username, set_username) = create_signal("".to_string());
     let (email, set_email) = create_signal("".to_string());
     let (password, set_password) = create_signal("".to_string());
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn Signup() -> impl IntoView {
 
     let on_submit = move |ev: leptos::ev::SubmitEvent| {
         ev.prevent_default();
-        let new_user = User {
+        let mut new_user = User {
             id: None,
             username: username.get(),
             email: email.get(),
@@ -30,10 +31,17 @@ pub fn Signup() -> impl IntoView {
         log!("new user: {:?}", new_user);
 
         spawn_local(async move {
-            if let Err(err) = signup(new_user).await {
+            if let Err(err) = signup(new_user.clone()).await {
                 // Handle the error here, e.g., log it or display to the user
                 log!("Error signing up: {:?}", err);
+
+                // Since we're not sure what the state is, manually refetch the user
+                user.refetch();
             } else {
+                // Manually set the user to the new user, avoiding a refetch
+                new_user.password = None;
+                user.set(Some(new_user));
+
                 // Redirect to the login page
                 log!("Signed up successfully!");
                 leptos_router::use_navigate()("/", Default::default());