diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js b/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc2d53b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export default {
+  status(response) {
+    if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
+      return Promise.resolve(response);
+    } else {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
+    }
+  },
+  json(response) {
+    return response.json();
+  }
+};
diff --git a/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js b/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js
index cde77a8f..2ef5ccc5 100644
--- a/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js
+++ b/app/ayanova/src/api/auth.js
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 /*eslint-disable*/
-import ayconfig from "../utils/config";
+import config from "../utils/config";
+import api from "./apiutil";
 
-function status(response) {
-  if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
-    return Promise.resolve(response);
-  } else {
-    return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
-  }
-}
+// function status(response) {
+//   if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
+//     return Promise.resolve(response);
+//   } else {
+//     return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
+//   }
+// }
 
-function json(response) {
-  var v = response.json();
-  return v;
-}
+// function json(response) {
+//   return response.json();
+// }
 
 export default {
   async authenticate(login, password) {
-    return fetch(ayconfig.apiUrl + "auth", {
+    return fetch(config.apiUrl + "auth", {
       method: "post",
       mode: "cors",
       headers: {
@@ -28,18 +28,12 @@ export default {
         password: password
       })
     })
-      .then(status)
-      .then(json)
+      .then(api.status)
+      .then(api.json)
       .then(function(data) {
-        // console.log(
-        //   "AUTH.JS::authenticatepromise() -> Request succeeded with JSON response",
-        //   data
-        // );
         return data;
       })
       .catch(function(error) {
-        // console.log("AUTH.JS::authenticatepromise() -> Request failed", error);
-        //return error;
         return Promise.reject(error);
       });
   }
diff --git a/devdocs/todo.txt b/devdocs/todo.txt
index eba8e16c..6b868cb9 100644
--- a/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ NEXT: Test authorization code to login even if just doing it from code for now t
 - Stage 2:
 	- Make it work with the backend:
 		- Login, logout
+		- Error handling at client (log? display?)
 		- Notification of some kind (bell / toast)
 		- Localized text		
 		- About page with license info