diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js b/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
index c4c24549..dc2d720f 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* xeslint-disable */
 import logger from "../utils/logit";
 import store from "../store";
 
@@ -13,13 +14,35 @@ export default {
   json(response) {
     return response.json();
   },
-  AuthorizedHeaders() {
+  PatchAuthorizedHeaders() {
     return {
-      Accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*",
+      //Accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*",
+      Accept: "application/json",
+      "Content-Type": "application/json-patch+json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + store.state.apiToken
+    };
+  },
+  PostAuthorizedHeaders() {
+    return {
+      Accept: "application/json",
       "Content-Type": "application/json",
       Authorization: "Bearer " + store.state.apiToken
     };
   },
+  PostUnAuthorizedHeaders() {
+    return {
+      Accept: "application/json",
+      "Content-Type": "application/json"
+    };
+  },
+  fetchPostNoAuth(data) {
+    return {
+      method: "post",
+      mode: "cors",
+      headers: this.PostUnAuthorizedHeaders(),
+      body: JSON.stringify(data)
+    };
+  },
   APIUrl() {
     return store.state.apiUrl;
   }
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js b/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js
index 12fc4843..72941fc3 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
+/* xeslint-disable */
 import apiUtil from "./apiutil";
 import { processLogin, processLogout } from "../utils/authutil";
 
 export default {
   async authenticate(login, password) {
-    return fetch(apiUtil.APIUrl + "auth", {
-      method: "post",
-      mode: "cors",
-      headers: {
-        Accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json"
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify({
+    return fetch(
+      apiUtil.APIUrl() + "auth",
+      apiUtil.fetchPostNoAuth({
         login: login,
         password: password
       })
-    })
+    )
       .then(apiUtil.status)
       .then(apiUtil.json)
       .then(processLogin)
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js b/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
index f23a9dc4..ea339a50 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ export default {
         resolve();
         return;
       }
-      fetch(apiUtil.APIUrl + "locale/subset", {
+      //step 2: get it
+      fetch(apiUtil.APIUrl() + "locale/subset", {
         method: "post",
         mode: "cors",
-        headers: apiUtil.AuthorizedHeaders(),
+        headers: apiUtil.PostAuthorizedHeaders(),
         body: JSON.stringify(NeedIt)
       })
         .then(apiUtil.status)
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/utils/authutil.js b/app/ayanova/src/utils/authutil.js
index 78164535..dfd2b9a0 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/utils/authutil.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/utils/authutil.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* xeslint-disable */
 import decode from "jwt-decode";
 import logger from "./logit";
 import store from "../store";
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue b/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
index 84262178..faa0d97c 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export default {
             this.$router.replace({ name: "home" });
           })
           .catch(function(error) {
+            /* eslint-disable-next-line */
+            console.log(error);
             alert("login failed: " + error);
           });
       }