diff --git a/lib/OIDC/RP/AuthenticationRequest.php b/lib/OIDC/RP/AuthenticationRequest.php
index 69c4c3d..788a78a 100644
--- a/lib/OIDC/RP/AuthenticationRequest.php
+++ b/lib/OIDC/RP/AuthenticationRequest.php
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ public function getRedirectURL(string $op_issuer, string $authorization_endpoint
     public function send(string $op_issuer, string $authorization_endpoint, array $acr, array $user_attributes, string $code_verifier, string $nonce, string $state)
     {
         $authenticationRequestURL = $this->getRedirectURL($op_issuer, $authorization_endpoint, $acr, $user_attributes, $code_verifier, $nonce, $state);
+        $this->sendURL($authenticationRequestURL);
+    }
 
+    public function sendURL(string $authenticationRequestURL)
+    {
         // HOOK: pre_authorization_request
         if ($this->hooks != null) {
             $hooks_pre = $this->hooks['pre_authorization_request'];
diff --git a/www/index.php b/www/index.php
index b59987f..9be388a 100644
--- a/www/index.php
+++ b/www/index.php
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function ($f3) {
         $op_issuer = $configuration->metadata->openid_provider->issuer;
  
         $authenticationRequest = new AuthenticationRequest($base, $service_name, $domain, $config, $hooks);
-        $authenticationRequestURL = $authenticationRequest->send(
+        $authenticationRequestURL = $authenticationRequest->getRedirectURL(
             $op_issuer,
             $authorization_endpoint,
             $acr,
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ function ($f3) {
             Util::base64UrlEncode(str_pad($req_id, 32))
         );
 
+        $authenticationRequest->sendURL($authenticationRequestURL);
         $logger->log('spid-cie-oidc-php', 'GET /oidc/rp/authz/' . $ta_id . '/' . $op_id, $_GET, 'redirect to ' . $authenticationRequestURL);
     }
 );