diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 5a752f8c..1d50960c 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	legacyauth "github.com/dapperlabs/flow-playground-api/auth/legacy"
-	playgroundErrors "github.com/dapperlabs/flow-playground-api/middleware/errors"
 	"github.com/dapperlabs/flow-playground-api/middleware/sessions"
 	"github.com/dapperlabs/flow-playground-api/model"
 	"github.com/dapperlabs/flow-playground-api/storage"
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ func (a *Authenticator) GetOrCreateUser(ctx context.Context) (*model.User, error
 			} else {
 				userLoaded = true
 			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, playgroundErrors.NewAuthorizationError("userID is missing from existing session")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@ func (a *Authenticator) GetOrCreateUser(ctx context.Context) (*model.User, error
 
 	err = sessions.Save(ctx, session)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("FAILED TO UPDATE SESSION")
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update session")
 	}
 
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ func (a *Authenticator) CheckProjectAccess(ctx context.Context, proj *model.Proj
 		fmt.Println("No userIDKey in session")
 		return errors.New("no userIdKey found in session")
 	}
-	fmt.Println("session.Values[userIDKey].(string)", session.Values[userIDKey].(string))
 
 	user, err := a.getCurrentUser(session.Values[userIDKey].(string))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/middleware/sessions/sessions.go b/middleware/sessions/sessions.go
index 3bd1ef57..89d06745 100644
--- a/middleware/sessions/sessions.go
+++ b/middleware/sessions/sessions.go
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@ func Middleware(store sessions.Store) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), sessionCtxKeySession, store)
 
-			fmt.Println("Request: ", r.Header)
+			fmt.Println("Cookies:", r.Cookies())
+			if len(r.Cookies()) == 0 {
+				fmt.Println("COOKIES MISSING FROM REQUEST")
+			}
 
-			fmt.Println("Sessions Middleware Handler:")
 			session, err := store.Get(r, "flow-playground")
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Println("    error getting flow-playground session:", err.Error())
 			}
+
 			fmt.Println("    Session Values:", session.Values)
 			r = r.WithContext(ctx)