diff --git a/src/auth/userID.js b/src/auth/userID.js
index f3f2fdca..3d8d6677 100644
--- a/src/auth/userID.js
+++ b/src/auth/userID.js
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
-// window.onload = () => {
-//     const userId = sessionStorage.getItem('userId');
-//     console.log("this is the userID: ", {userId});
-//     if (!userId) {
-//         window.location.href = '../pages/login.html';
-//     } else {
-//         fetch(`/get-username?uid=${userId}`)
-//         .then(resp => resp.json())
-//         .then(data => {
-//             // Assuming 'data' has a 'username' property with the user's name
-//             const username = data.username;
-//             const usernameElement = document.querySelector('.user-disp');
-//             // Replace the placeholder text with the actual username
-//             usernameElement.textContent = `Welcome Back, ${username}.`;
-//         })
-//         .catch(error => {
-//             console.error("Error:", error);
-//         });
-//     }
-// }
-
 window.onload = () => {
     const userId = sessionStorage.getItem('userId');
-    console.log("this is the userID: ", userId);
+    console.log("this is the userID: ", {userId});
     if (!userId) {
-        window.location.href = '/pages/login.html'; // This path might need to be adjusted depending on your structure
+        window.location.href = '../pages/login.html';
     } else {
         fetch(`/get-username?uid=${userId}`)
-        .then(response => {
-            if (!response.ok) {
-                throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
-            }
-            return response.text(); // Temporarily get raw text to see what's actually coming back
-        })
-        .then(text => {
-            console.log("Received text: ", text); // Log out the raw text response
-            return JSON.parse(text); // Parse text to JSON
-        })
+        .then(resp => resp.json())
         .then(data => {
+            // Assuming 'data' has a 'username' property with the user's name
+            const username = data.username;
             const usernameElement = document.querySelector('.user-disp');
-            if(data && data.username) {
-                usernameElement.textContent = `Welcome Back, ${data.username}`;
-            } else {
-                throw new Error('Username not found in response');
-            }
+            // Replace the placeholder text with the actual username
+            usernameElement.textContent = `Welcome Back, ${username}.`;
         })
         .catch(error => {
             console.error("Error:", error);
         });
     }
-}
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+}
+
+// window.onload = () => {
+//     const userId = sessionStorage.getItem('userId');
+//     console.log("this is the userID: ", userId);
+//     if (!userId) {
+//         window.location.href = '/pages/login.html'; // This path might need to be adjusted depending on your structure
+//     } else {
+//         fetch(`/get-username?uid=${userId}`)
+//         .then(response => {
+//             if (!response.ok) {
+//                 throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
+//             }
+//             return response.text(); // Temporarily get raw text to see what's actually coming back
+//         })
+//         .then(text => {
+//             console.log("Received text: ", text); // Log out the raw text response
+//             return JSON.parse(text); // Parse text to JSON
+//         })
+//         .then(data => {
+//             const usernameElement = document.querySelector('.user-disp');
+//             if(data && data.username) {
+//                 usernameElement.textContent = `Welcome Back, ${data.username}`;
+//             } else {
+//                 throw new Error('Username not found in response');
+//             }
+//         })
+//         .catch(error => {
+//             console.error("Error:", error);
+//         });
+//     }
+// }
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