diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index c445ea1..e6e332d 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var app = angular.module('launchpad', ['ui.router', 'LocalStorageModule']);
+var redirectedURL;
 
 app.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', 'localStorageServiceProvider', function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider, localStorageServiceProvider){
   localStorageServiceProvider.setPrefix('launchpad').setStorageType('sessionStorage');
@@ -9,13 +10,15 @@ app.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', 'localStorageServiceProvider
   .state('splash-page', {
     data: { 'requiresLogin': false },
     params: {
-      'toState': 'launchpad-home', // default state to proceed to after login
-      'toParams': {}
+      // 'toState': 'launchpad-home',
+      'toParams': {
+      }
     },
     url: '/splash-page',
     templateUrl: '/templates/splash-page.html',
   })
   .state('app',{
+    data: { 'requiresLogin': true },
     url: '/launchpad-',
     views: {
       'header': {
@@ -33,11 +36,6 @@ app.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', 'localStorageServiceProvider
         templateUrl: '/templates/partials/notifications.html'
       }
     },
-    data: { 'requiresLogin': true },
-    params: {
-      'toState': '',
-      'toParams': {}
-    }
   })
   .state('app.home', {
     url: 'home',
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ app.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', 'localStorageServiceProvider
 
 app.run(['$rootScope', '$state', 'Auth', function($rootScope, $state, Auth) {
 
-  // Change title based on the `data` object in routes
   $rootScope.$on('$stateChangeStart', function(event, toState, toParams, fromState, fromParams) {
     console.log('toState', toState);
     console.log('toParams', toParams);
@@ -138,17 +135,20 @@ app.run(['$rootScope', '$state', 'Auth', function($rootScope, $state, Auth) {
 
     var requiresLogin = toState.data.requiresLogin;
 
-    if (requiresLogin && !Auth.isLoggedIn()) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      $state.go('splash-page', {'toState': toState.name, 'toParams': toParams});
+    redirectedURL = toState.url;
+
+    console.log("%c" + redirectedURL, "color: yellow; font-size: 72px;");
+
+    if (Auth.isLoggedIn()) {
+      console.log('yes');
     } else {
-      // if ($state.params.toState === undefined && $state.params.toParams === undefined) {
-      //   console.log('set a route');
-      // }
-      console.log('TOSTATE: ',$state.params.toState);
-      console.log('TOPARAMS: ',$state.params.toParams);
-      // $state.go($state.params.toState, $state.params.toParams);
+      console.log('not logged in');
     }
 
+    if (requiresLogin && !Auth.isLoggedIn()) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      $state.go('splash-page');
+      // $state.go('splash-page', { 'toState': toState.name, 'toParams': toParams });
+    }
   });
 }]);
diff --git a/js/controllers/signInController.js b/js/controllers/signInController.js
index 82bbe47..df01901 100644
--- a/js/controllers/signInController.js
+++ b/js/controllers/signInController.js
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ app.controller('SignInController', ['$scope', 'Auth', '$location', 'localStorage
       return localStorageService.set('userAuth', JSON.stringify(userInfo));
     }();
   };
-  
+
+
 }]);
diff --git a/js/services/auth.js b/js/services/auth.js
index 4dfdf6d..3d8280a 100644
--- a/js/services/auth.js
+++ b/js/services/auth.js
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-app.factory('Auth', ['localStorageService', function(localStorageService){
+app.factory('Auth', ['localStorageService', '$location', function(localStorageService, $location) {
   var user;
+
   return{
     setUser : function(currentUser){
       user = currentUser;
+
+      console.log("%c" + redirectedURL, "color: red; font-size: 72px;");
+
+      if (redirectedURL === '/splash-page') {
+        $location.path('/launchpad-home');
+      } else {
+        $location.path('/launchpad-' + redirectedURL);
+      }
     },
     isLoggedIn : function(){
       user = JSON.parse(localStorageService.get('userAuth'));