diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index ff20b91..8385797 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       "program": "${workspaceFolder:dtp-base}/dtp-webapp.js",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "env": {
-        "HTTP_BIND_PORT": "3310"
+        "HTTP_BIND_PORT": "3010"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/app/controllers/auth.js b/app/controllers/auth.js
index 4dec3b3..d6c9887 100644
--- a/app/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/app/controllers/auth.js
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class AuthController extends SiteController {
     try {
       const token = await ConnectToken.create({
         created: new Date(),
+        userType: req.user.core ? 'CoreUser' : 'User',
         user: req.user._id,
         token: uuidv4(),
       });
diff --git a/app/models/connect-token.js b/app/models/connect-token.js
index 3a1b3b3..7f22340 100644
--- a/app/models/connect-token.js
+++ b/app/models/connect-token.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 const ConnectTokenSchema = new Schema({
   created: { type: Date, default: Date.now, required: true, index: -1, expires: '1m' },
-  user: { type: Schema.ObjectId, required: true, index: true, ref: 'User' },
+  userType: { type: String, enum: ['User', 'CoreUser'], required: true },
+  user: { type: Schema.ObjectId, required: true, index: true, refPath: 'userType' },
   token: { type: String, required: true },
   claimed: { type: Date },
 });
diff --git a/app/services/core-node.js b/app/services/core-node.js
index 5e24224..3bbe988 100644
--- a/app/services/core-node.js
+++ b/app/services/core-node.js
@@ -79,27 +79,21 @@ class CoreNodeService extends SiteService {
       router.get(
         coreAuthCallbackUri,
         (req, res, next) => {
-          this.log.debug('Core auth callback', {
-            strategy: coreAuthStrategyName,
-            body: req.body,
-            params: req.params,
-            query: req.query,
-          });
+          this.log.debug('Core auth callback', { strategy: coreAuthStrategyName });
           return next();
         },
         passport.authenticate(coreAuthStrategyName, { failureRedirect: '/' }),
-        async (req, res) => {
-          this.log.info('tagging session as Core', { coreId: core._id });
+        async (req, res, next) => {
           req.session.userType = 'Core';
           req.session.coreId = core._id;
-
-          // req.login(user, (error) => {
-          //   if (error) {
-          //     return next(error);
-          //   }
-          //   return res.redirect('/');
-          // });
-          return res.redirect('/');
+          req.login(req.user, (error) => {
+            if (error) {
+              return next(error);
+            }
+            req.session.userType = 'Core';
+            req.session.coreId = core._id;
+              return res.redirect('/');
+          });
         },
       );
     });
@@ -125,12 +119,6 @@ class CoreNodeService extends SiteService {
       },
       async (accessToken, refreshToken, params, profile, cb) => {
         const NOW = new Date();
-        this.log.info('Core login', {
-          accessToken,
-          refreshToken,
-          params,
-          profile,
-        });
         try {
           const coreUserId = mongoose.Types.ObjectId(params.coreUserId);
           const user = await CoreUser.findOneAndUpdate(
@@ -183,12 +171,6 @@ class CoreNodeService extends SiteService {
       },
     );
 
-    // const old = coreAuthStrategy._loadUserProfile;
-    coreAuthStrategy._loadUserProfile = async (accessToken, done) => {
-      this.log.info('loadUserProfile', { accessToken });
-      return done(null);
-    };
-
     this.log.info('registering Core auth strategy', {
       name: coreAuthStrategyName,
       host: core.address.host,
diff --git a/lib/site-common.js b/lib/site-common.js
index 6886b8d..8638739 100644
--- a/lib/site-common.js
+++ b/lib/site-common.js
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ class SiteCommon extends Events {
     this.appTemplateRoot = path.join(this.dtp.config.root, 'app', 'templates');
   }
 
+  regenerateSession (req) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      req.session.regenerate((err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return reject(err);
+        }
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   saveSession (req) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       req.session.save((err) => {
diff --git a/lib/site-platform.js b/lib/site-platform.js
index dc037b3..4239460 100644
--- a/lib/site-platform.js
+++ b/lib/site-platform.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ module.connectRedis = async (dtp) => {
       port: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT || '6379', 10),
       password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
       keyPrefix: process.env.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX,
-      lazyConnect: true,
+      lazyConnect: false,
     };
     module.log.info('connecting to Redis', {
       host: options.host,