diff --git a/oauth/views.py b/oauth/views.py
index 5027976..50afd74 100644
--- a/oauth/views.py
+++ b/oauth/views.py
@@ -25,36 +25,25 @@ def register(_):
 
 
 def register_callback(req: HttpRequest):
-    code = req.GET['code']
-    csrftoken = req.COOKIES.get('csrftoken')
-    print(csrftoken)
-    response = requests.post(settings.OAUTH["ACCESS_TOKEN_URI"],
-                             data={'code':          code,
-                                   'grant_type':    'authorization_code',
-                                   'client_id':     settings.OAUTH["CLIENT_ID"],
-                                   'client_secret': settings.OAUTH["CLIENT_SECRET"],
-                                   'redirect_uri':  settings.OAUTH["REDIRECT_URI"]},
-                             cookies=None,
-                             headers={'Referer': f'{settings.SERVER_URL}/login/zeus/register'})
+    if 'code' not in req.GET or 'error' in req.GET:
+        return login_fail('')
+
     try:
-        if response.status_code == 200:
-            json: dict = response.json()
-            print(response.cookies)
-            # TODO: maybe later do something with the refresh token.
-            user: dict = user_info(json['access_token'], csrftoken)
-            if 'username' not in user.keys() or 'id' not in user.keys():
-                raise OAuthException(f'username and id are expected values: {user}')
-            else:
-                logger.debug(f'Succesfully authenticated user: {user["username"]} with id: {user["id"]}')
-                validated_user = validate_user(user['id'], user['username'])
-                login(req, validated_user)
-                redirect('/')
-        else:
-            print(response.request)
-            raise OAuthException(f'Status code not 200, response: {response}: {response.text}')
+        access_token = get_access_token(req.GET['code'])
+        user_info = get_user_info(access_token)
+
+        logger.debug(f'Succesfully authenticated user: {user_info["username"]} with id: {user_info["id"]}')
+
+        validated_user = validate_user(user_info['id'], user_info['username'])
+        login(req, validated_user)
+        return redirect('/')
     except OAuthException as e:
         logger.error(e)
+        return login_fail(str(e))
 
+
+def login_fail(error: str):
+    # TODO: create login failed page
     return redirect('/')
 
 
@@ -64,14 +53,35 @@ def validate_user(zeus_id, username) -> CustomUser:
         user.username = username
         user.save()
         return user
-    except users.models.CustomUser.DoesNotExist as e:
+    except users.models.CustomUser.DoesNotExist:
         return CustomUser.objects.create_user(zeus_id, username)
 
 
-def user_info(access_token, csrftoken):
-    r = requests.get(
+def get_access_token(code):
+    response = requests.post(
+        settings.OAUTH["ACCESS_TOKEN_URI"],
+        data={'code': code,
+              'grant_type': 'authorization_code',
+              'client_id': settings.OAUTH["CLIENT_ID"],
+              'client_secret': settings.OAUTH["CLIENT_SECRET"],
+              'redirect_uri': settings.OAUTH["REDIRECT_URI"]},
+        headers={'Referer': f'{settings.SERVER_URL}/login/zeus/register'})
+    if response.status_code is not 200:
+        raise OAuthException(
+            f'Status code {response.status_code} when requesting access token.\nresponse: {response.text}')
+    if 'access_token' not in response.json():
+        raise OAuthException('Got status code 200 but no access_token')
+    return response.json()['access_token']
+
+
+def get_user_info(access_token):
+    response = requests.get(
         settings.OAUTH["USER_API_URI"],
         headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'},
-        cookies={'csrftoken': csrftoken}
     )
-    return r.json()
+    if response.status_code is not 200:
+        raise OAuthException(
+            f'Status code {response.status_code} when requesting user info.\nresponse: {response.text}')
+    if 'username' not in response.json() or 'id' not in response.json():
+        raise OAuthException(f'username and id are expected values: {response.json()}')
+    return response.json()