diff --git a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/app.routes.ts b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/app.routes.ts
index d879878..0fc999d 100644
--- a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/app.routes.ts
+++ b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/app.routes.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
-import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
+import {Routes} from '@angular/router';
 import {LoginComponent} from './components/login/login.component';
+import {HomeComponent} from './components/home/home.component';
+import {authGuard} from './guards/auth.guard';
 
 export const routes: Routes = [
   {
+    title: 'Login',
     path: 'login',
     component: LoginComponent,
   },
+  {
+    path: '',
+    children: [
+      {
+        title: 'Home',
+        path: '',
+        component: HomeComponent,
+      },
+    ],
+    canActivate: [authGuard],
+  },
   {
     path: '**',
-    redirectTo: 'login',
+    redirectTo: '',
   },
 ];
diff --git a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/clients/gandalf/mithrandir/auth.service.ts b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/clients/gandalf/mithrandir/auth.service.ts
index ae687d1..dfa1019 100644
--- a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/clients/gandalf/mithrandir/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/clients/gandalf/mithrandir/auth.service.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@ export class AuthService extends GandalfClient {
 
   private base = '/api/auth';
 
-  check(): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.handleRequest(this.http.get<boolean>(this.base + '/check'));
+  check$(onError?: (error: any) => void): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.handleRequest(this.http.get<boolean>(this.base + '/check'), onError);
   }
 
-  login(command: ValidateCredentialsCommand, onError?: (error: any) => void): Observable<void> {
+  checkAsync(onError?: (error: any) => void): Promise<boolean> {
+    return lastValueFrom(this.check$(onError));
+  }
+
+  login$(command: ValidateCredentialsCommand, onError?: (error: any) => void): Observable<void> {
     return this.handleRequest(this.http.post<void>(this.base + '/login', command), onError);
   }
 
   loginAsync(command: ValidateCredentialsCommand, onError?: (error: any) => void): Promise<void> {
-    return lastValueFrom(this.login(command, onError));
+    return lastValueFrom(this.login$(command, onError));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.spec.ts b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 18f3685..0000000
--- a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-
-import { LoginComponent } from './login.component';
-
-describe('LoginComponent', () => {
-  let component: LoginComponent;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<LoginComponent>;
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [LoginComponent]
-    })
-    .compileComponents();
-
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(LoginComponent);
-    component = fixture.componentInstance;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-  });
-
-  it('should create', () => {
-    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts
index 25cd2c8..90e64d4 100644
--- a/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts
+++ b/src/angular/frontend/src/app/components/login/login.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {Component, inject, signal} from '@angular/core';
 import {FormControl, FormGroup, FormsModule, FormSubmittedEvent, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {AuthService, ValidateCredentialsCommand} from '../../clients/gandalf/mithrandir/auth.service';
+import {Router} from '@angular/router';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-login',
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {AuthService, ValidateCredentialsCommand} from '../../clients/gandalf/mit
 export class LoginComponent {
 
   private auth = inject(AuthService);
+  private router = inject(Router);
 
   protected loginFormGroup = new FormGroup({
     usernameOrEmail: new FormControl('housemasterr'),
@@ -38,5 +40,6 @@ export class LoginComponent {
     });
 
     console.log('login successful');
+    await this.router.navigate(['/']);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet/Suspectus.Gandalf.Mithrandir.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs b/src/dotnet/Suspectus.Gandalf.Mithrandir.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
index 5f37591..887031b 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/Suspectus.Gandalf.Mithrandir.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/Suspectus.Gandalf.Mithrandir.Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ public class AuthController : ControllerBase
     }
 
     [HttpGet("[action]")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Check()
+    public IActionResult Check()
     {
-        return Ok(true);
+        var sessionExists = Request.Cookies.ContainsKey("MithrandirSession");
+        return Ok(sessionExists);
     }
 
     [HttpPost("[action]")]