diff --git a/backend/routes.coffee b/backend/routes.coffee
index 0590fc8..2f6edcc 100644
--- a/backend/routes.coffee
+++ b/backend/routes.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # node libraries
-#(require 'debug').enable 'routes'
+(require 'debug').enable 'routes'
 logger = (require 'logging').default 'routes'
 path = (require 'path')
 
@@ -63,18 +63,19 @@ module.exports = [
   schema: JSONSCHEMA.user()
 
   handler: (request, reply) ->
-    fftcgdb.register request.body.login, request.body.password
-      .then (user) ->
-        logger.info "OK registration '#{request.body.login}'"
-        reply.send
-          success: true
-          user: user
+    fftcgdb.register(request.body.login, request.body.password)
+    .then (user) ->
+      logger.info "OK registration '#{request.body.login}'"
+      reply.send
+        success: true
+        user: user
+      return
 
-      .catch (err) ->
-        logger.debug "FAIL registration '#{request.body.login}'"
-        reply.send
-          success: false
-          err: err
+    .catch (err) ->
+      logger.debug "FAIL registration '#{request.body.login}'"
+      reply.send
+        success: false
+        err: err
 ,
 # log in user
   url: '/user/login'
@@ -86,27 +87,30 @@ module.exports = [
 
     new Promise (resolve) ->
       session.check session_id
+      .then (user) ->
+        # active session found
+        logger.debug "OK '#{user.login}' resumed session '#{session_id}'"
+        resolve user
+
+      .catch ->
+        fftcgdb.login request.body.login, request.body.password
         .then (user) ->
-          logger.debug "OK '#{user.login}' resumed session '#{session_id}'"
-          resolve user
+          # login successful: start new session
+          session.start user
+          .then (session_id) ->
+            logger.info "OK '#{user.login}' created session '#{session_id}'"
+            reply.setCookie 'session', session_id
+            resolve user
 
-        .catch ->
-          fftcgdb.login request.body.login, request.body.password
-            .then (user) ->
-              # login successful: start new session
-              session.start user
-                .then (session_id) ->
-                  logger.info "OK '#{user.login}' created session '#{session_id}'"
-                  reply.setCookie 'session', session_id
-                  resolve user
-
-            .catch (err) ->
-              logger.info "FAIL login for '#{request.body.login}'"
-              reply.send
-                success: false
-                msg: err
+        .catch (err) ->
+          # login failed
+          logger.info "FAIL login for '#{request.body.login}'"
+          reply.send
+            success: false
+            err: err
 
     .then (user) ->
+      # tell about the user who logged in
       reply.send
         success: true
         user: user
diff --git a/backend/server.coffee b/backend/server.coffee
index a60ace8..0937a61 100644
--- a/backend/server.coffee
+++ b/backend/server.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # node libraries
+# (require 'debug').enable 'FFTCG'
 logger = (require 'logging').default 'FFTCG'
-fastify = (require 'fastify') logger: logger
+fastify = (require 'fastify')
+  logger: level: 'warn'
 path = (require 'path')
 
 # my libraries
@@ -21,9 +23,11 @@ fastify.ready()
     logger.error err
     process.exit 1
 
+fastify.addHook 'onRequest', (req, res, next) ->
+  logger.debug 'requested', req.url
+  next()
 
-for route in routes
-  fastify.route route
+fastify.route route for route in routes
 
 fastify.listen 3001, '0.0.0.0'
   .catch (err) ->
diff --git a/backend/session.coffee b/backend/session.coffee
index 98f2295..2c4b8a4 100644
--- a/backend/session.coffee
+++ b/backend/session.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ logger = (require 'logging').default 'session'
 
 # expiry times in seconds
 EXPIRY =
-  # games expire 1 week after last action
+  # games expire 1 week after creation
   game:    1 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7
   # logins expire 1 month after last action
   login:   1 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 4
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 4ad05af..9e8d6fb 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ chalk@^2.0.1, chalk@^2.4.1:
     escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
     supports-color "^5.3.0"
 
-chokidar@^2.0.4:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-2.1.0.tgz#5fcb70d0b28ebe0867eb0f09d5f6a08f29a1efa0"
-  integrity sha512-5t6G2SH8eO6lCvYOoUpaRnF5Qfd//gd7qJAkwRUw9qlGVkiQ13uwQngqbWWaurOsaAm9+kUGbITADxt6H0XFNQ==
+chokidar@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-2.1.1.tgz#adc39ad55a2adf26548bd2afa048f611091f9184"
+  integrity sha512-gfw3p2oQV2wEt+8VuMlNsPjCxDxvvgnm/kz+uATu805mWVF8IJN7uz9DN7iBz+RMJISmiVbCOBFs9qBGMjtPfQ==
   dependencies:
     anymatch "^2.0.0"
     async-each "^1.0.1"
@@ -1629,11 +1629,11 @@ node-pre-gyp@^0.11.0:
     tar "^4"
 
 nodemon@^1.18.9:
-  version "1.18.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemon/-/nodemon-1.18.9.tgz#90b467efd3b3c81b9453380aeb2a2cba535d0ead"
-  integrity sha512-oj/eEVTEI47pzYAjGkpcNw0xYwTl4XSTUQv2NPQI6PpN3b75PhpuYk3Vb3U80xHCyM2Jm+1j68ULHXl4OR3Afw==
+  version "1.18.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemon/-/nodemon-1.18.10.tgz#3ba63f64eb4c283cf3e4f75f30817e9d4f393afe"
+  integrity sha512-we51yBb1TfEvZamFchRgcfLbVYgg0xlGbyXmOtbBzDwxwgewYS/YbZ5tnlnsH51+AoSTTsT3A2E/FloUbtH8cQ==
   dependencies:
-    chokidar "^2.0.4"
+    chokidar "^2.1.0"
     debug "^3.1.0"
     ignore-by-default "^1.0.1"
     minimatch "^3.0.4"