diff --git a/api/users/tests/test_user_views.py b/api/users/tests/test_user_views.py
index 5468bed..846e766 100644
--- a/api/users/tests/test_user_views.py
+++ b/api/users/tests/test_user_views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import json
 import pytest
 from unittest import mock
+from django.test import Client
 
 from django.utils.http import urlsafe_base64_encode, urlsafe_base64_decode
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
@@ -38,4 +39,16 @@ def test_authenticate_post(setup_user, client):
     assert response.json()["success"] == True
     data = {"email": "random@cuebook.ai", "password": "random"}
     response = client.post(path, data=json.dumps(data), content_type="application/json")
-    assert response.json()["success"] == False
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+    assert response.json()["success"] == False
+
+# @pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
+def test_auth_middleware(setup_user, client):
+    """ test middleware """
+    c = Client()
+    res = c.post("/accounts/login", {"email": "admin@domain.com", "password": "admin"} , follow=True)
+    res.status_code == 200
+    res = c.get("/accounts/login", follow=True)
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    path = reverse("anomalyDefs")
+    res = c.get(path)
+    assert res.status_code == 200
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diff --git a/ui/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js b/ui/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
index 5fa1a25..cab36ca 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
+++ b/ui/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export default function Sidebar(props) {
           <Button
             type="secondary"
             onClick={signOut}
-            className={"uppercase font-bold py-3 text-gray-800 "}
+            className={"uppercase font-bold text-gray-800 "}
             >
               <i className={"fas fa-sign-out-alt mr-2 text-sm text-gray-400 "}></i>
             SIGN OUT