diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/AuthForm.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/AuthForm.svelte
index 214c2f2..8fd9b1e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/AuthForm.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/AuthForm.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { cError } from "$lib/logic/client"
+	import { cError, cSuccess } from "$lib/logic/client"
 	import { onMount } from "svelte"
 	import ThemeToggle from "./ThemeToggle.svelte"
 	import { isPasswordValid, isUsernameValid } from "$lib/util/authValidation"
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 			<div class="error max-w-full overflow-hidden text-ellipsis text-center">
 				{$cError}
 			</div>
+		{:else if $cSuccess}
+			<div class="success max-w-full overflow-hidden text-ellipsis text-center">
+				{$cSuccess}
+			</div>
 		{/if}
 
 		{#if !ACCOUNT_CREATION_ENABLED && formName === "Register"}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/NoteView.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/NoteView.svelte
index 04a1edc..f7057bf 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/NoteView.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/NoteView.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 	onMount(async (): Promise<any> => {
 		// the following fetch attempts to refresh any expired tokens automatically
-		await apiClient.getCurrentUser()
+		await apiClient.getUserCheckAuth()
 
 		// if still no current user after the fetch attempt, redirect to login
 		if (!$currentUser) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/logic/client.ts b/web/src/lib/logic/client.ts
index 7db4eaf..35efee9 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/logic/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/logic/client.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ class ApiClient {
 				}>(response, { useBearerAuth: false })
 
 				console.log(`[USER] Registration of user '${data.username}' successful`)
+				cSuccess.set(`User created successfully.`)
 
 				await goto("/login")
 			},
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ class ApiClient {
 		)
 	}
 
-	public async getCurrentUser(): Promise<void | null> {
+	public async getUserCheckAuth(): Promise<void | null> {
 		return this.handleRequest(
 			async () => {
 				const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/auth/me`, {
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ class ApiClient {
 
 				currentUser.set(user)
 			},
-			{ useBearerAuth: true, suspendGlobalErr: false }
+			{ useBearerAuth: true, suspendGlobalErr: true }
 		)
 	}