diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 989d022..90bab66 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@
 from roles.models import get_all_roles
 from sup_view import inspect_supervisor
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
-
 from flask_sslify import SSLify
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-# sslify = SSLify(app)
+
+# Enforce SSL
+sslify = SSLify(app)
+
 
 # Configuration
-app.config["DEBUG"] = True
 app.secret_key = 'testing'
 
 app.config['APPLICATION_ROOT'] = '/'
@@ -74,10 +75,15 @@ def initialize_database():
 def login_required(f):
     @wraps(f)
     def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
+        log(f)
+        log(args)
+        log(kwargs)
         if 'logged_in' in session:
+            log("redirecting to the called site")
             return f(*args, **kwargs)
         else:
-            return redirect('/dashboard')
+            log("redirecting to login")
+            return redirect('/')
     return wrap
 
 def admin_required(f):
@@ -177,6 +183,7 @@ def get_pending(role, user):
 @app.route("/")
 def home():
     if 'logged_in' in session:
+        print(f"Session Data: {session.__dict__}")
         return redirect('/dashboard')
     # Render the home page with the login form
     return render_template('home.html', register=False)
@@ -412,6 +419,7 @@ def dashboard(
     alert=None
     ):
 
+    log("1")
     if alert == None:
         alert = session['messages'] if 'messages' in session else None
         session['messages'] = None
@@ -419,6 +427,8 @@ def dashboard(
     if 'providerId' in session['user']:
         session['user']['providerId'] = int(session['user']['providerId'])
 
+    log("2")
+
     # Detect the role of the loged user to determine the permissions
     if 'role' in session['user'] and session['user']['role'] != None:
         role = session['user']['role']
@@ -427,10 +437,10 @@ def dashboard(
         
     users = db.users.find()
     users = sorted(users, key=lambda d: (d['role'], d['name']))
-    print(year, month)
+    log(year, month)
     entries, total_hours, supervised_time, ids, meetings, min_year, supervisors, observed_with_client, face_to_face = get_entries(
         role, year, month, session['user'])
-    print(face_to_face)
+    log(face_to_face)
     if role in get_supervisors():
         us = inspect_supervisor(
             db=db, year=year, month=month, pid=session['user']['providerId'])
@@ -441,7 +451,7 @@ def dashboard(
         users = nus
 
     pending = get_pending(role, session['user'])
-
+    log("3")
     for entry in entries:
         name = db.users.find_one({"ProviderId": int(entry['Supervisor'])})
         if name:
@@ -454,8 +464,8 @@ def dashboard(
         # log(name)
         if name:
             entry['Supervisor'] = name['first_name']
-    # log(observed_with_client)
-
+    log(observed_with_client)
+    
     missing = []
     user = session['user']
     
@@ -465,7 +475,13 @@ def dashboard(
                 continue
             missing.append(i)
     exp = supervised_time >= 5/100*total_hours and observed_with_client >= 1 and face_to_face >= 2
-    return render_template('dashboard.html', user=user,  face_to_face=face_to_face, role=role, entries=entries, providerIds=ids, supervisors=supervisors, session=session, total_hours=round_half_up(total_hours, 2), minimum_supervised=round(5/100*total_hours, 2), supervised_hours=supervised_time, meeting_group=meetings, year=year, min_year=min_year, month=month, users=users, pending=pending, id=str(session['user']['_id']), alert=alert, report=not (role in get_admins()), observed_with_client=observed_with_client,exp = exp, missing=missing)
+    try:
+        template = render_template('dashboard.html', user=user,  face_to_face=face_to_face, role=role, entries=entries, providerIds=ids, supervisors=supervisors, session=session, total_hours=round_half_up(total_hours, 2), minimum_supervised=round(5/100*total_hours, 2), supervised_hours=supervised_time, meeting_group=meetings, year=year, min_year=min_year, month=month, users=users, pending=pending, id=str(session['user']['_id']), alert=alert, report=not (role in get_admins()), observed_with_client=observed_with_client, exp=exp, missing=missing)
+        log("render")
+        return template
+    except Exception as e:
+        log(f"Error rendering dashboard template: {str(e)}")
+        return "An error occurred while trying to render the dashboard. Please try again later."
 
 # Only admins will see this page and it will let edit users and provider ids
 
@@ -810,7 +826,22 @@ def signup():
 
 @ app.route('/user/login', methods=['POST'])
 def login():
-    return User().login(db)
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        email = request.form.get('email')
+        password = request.form.get('password')
+        user = db.users.find_one({"email": email})
+
+        if user and pbkdf2_sha256.verify(password, user['password']):
+            session['logged_in'] = True
+            session['user'] = user
+            log(f"User {email} logged in successfully.")
+            # return redirect(url_for('dashboard'))
+        else:
+            log(f"Failed login attempt.")
+            flash('Invalid login credentials', 'danger')
+
+    usr = User().login(db)
+    return dashboard() 
 
 
 @ app.route('/user/signout')
diff --git a/static/js/scripts.js b/static/js/scripts.js
index 01b470d..4e807cd 100644
--- a/static/js/scripts.js
+++ b/static/js/scripts.js
@@ -23,30 +23,31 @@ $("form[name=signup_form]").submit(function(e){
     e.preventDefault();
 });
 
-$("form[name=login_form]").submit(function(e){
+// $("form[name=login_form]").submit(function(e){
 
-    var $form =  $(this);
-    var $error = $form.find(".error");
-    var data = $form.serialize();
+//     var $form =  $(this);
+//     var $error = $form.find(".error");
+//     var data = $form.serialize();
 
-    $.ajax({
-        url: "https://rbt.americanbehavioralsolutions.com/user/login",
-        type: "POST",
-        data: data,
-        dataType: "json",
-        success: function(resp){
-            console.log(resp);
-            $error.text(" ").addClass("error--hidden");
-            window.location.href = "https://rbt.americanbehavioralsolutions.com/dashboard"
-        },
-        error:function(resp){
-            console.log(resp);
-            console.log(resp.responseJSON.error)
-            $error.text(resp.responseJSON.error).removeClass("error--hidden");
-        },
-    });
-    e.preventDefault();
-});
+//     $.ajax({
+//         url: "https://rbt.americanbehavioralsolutions.com/user/login", // Change to your domain with https
+//         type: "POST",
+//         data: data,
+//         dataType: "json",
+//         success: function(resp){
+//             console.log(resp);
+//             $error.text("").addClass("error--hidden"); // Changed " " to "" for clarity
+//             window.location.href = "https://rbt.americanbehavioralsolutions.com/dashboard" // Change to your domain with https
+//         },
+//         error:
+//         function(resp){
+//             console.log(resp);
+//             console.log(resp.responseJSON.error)
+//             $error.text(resp.responseJSON.error).removeClass("error--hidden");
+//         },
+//     });
+//     e.preventDefault();
+// });
 
 // $("form[name=edit_form]").submit(function(e){
 
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 7b848c6..c8f5340 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h1 class="text-center">Login</h1>
                 </div>
                 <div class="card-body">
                     <p class="text-center mb-4">Welcome to AmericanBehavioralSolutions</p>
-                    <form name="login_form" method="POST">
+                    <form name="login_form" method="POST", action="/user/login">
                         <div class="mb-3">
                             <label for="email" class="form-label">Email</label>
                             <input type="text" name="email" class="form-control" required>
diff --git a/user/models.py b/user/models.py
index 99ce3ff..c915683 100644
--- a/user/models.py
+++ b/user/models.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from termcolor import colored
 import datetime_format
 # from app import db
-
+from logger import log
 
 class User:
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def start_session(self, user):
         user['_id'] = str(user['_id'])
         session['logged_in'] = True
         session['user'] = user
+        log(user)
+        log(session)
         return jsonify(user), 200
 
     # create new user