diff --git a/src/components/navigation/Sidebar.vue b/src/components/navigation/Sidebar.vue
index a772708..c5941cf 100644
--- a/src/components/navigation/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/src/components/navigation/Sidebar.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             >
               <b-nav-item
                 :id="menu.url"
-                @click="routeTo(menu)"
+                @click.prevent="routeTo(menu)"
                 :class="{ 
                   'd-none': resolvePermissions(menu.permissionKey)
                 }"
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export default {
           "Workflow editor session is active. Please click on done button before leaving the page."
         );
       } else {
+        console.log("routing to home");
         self.$router.push("/");
       }
     },
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ export default {
             self.$router.push(`${menu.url}/${data.id}`);
           }
       } else {
+        console.log("routing to menu");
         self.$router.push(`${menu.url}`).catch(error => {
           if (error.name !== 'NavigationDuplicated') {
             throw error;
@@ -144,15 +146,19 @@ export default {
     },
     resolvePermissions(keys) {
       if(this.acIsAdmin) {
+        console.log("resolvePermissions: is Admin", keys);
         return false;
       } else {
         if(Array.isArray(keys) && keys.length > 0) {
+          console.log("resolvePermissions: keys is array", keys);
           return keys.map(key => {
             return this.acActions.indexOf(key) < 0;
           }).reduce((acc, current) => acc && current, true);
         } else if(typeof keys === "string") {
+          console.log("resolvePermissions: keys is string", keys);
           return this.acActions.indexOf(keys) < 0;
         } else {
+          console.log("resolvePermissions: permission denied", keys);
           return true;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 3760c44..9356183 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import router from "./router";
 import { store } from "./store/amp-store";
 // import { VuePlugin } from "vuera";
 import VueFilterDateFormat from "@vuejs-community/vue-filter-date-format";
-import {createBootstrap} from "bootstrap-vue-next/plugins";
 import moment from "moment";
+import {createBootstrap} from "bootstrap-vue-next/plugins";
 import "bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css";
 import "bootstrap-vue-next/dist/bootstrap-vue-next.css";
 
diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index c52ded4..88f6205 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
   const { authorize } = to.meta;
   const currentUser = accountService.currentUserValue;
 
-  console.log("from: ", from, "\nto: ", to, "\nnext: ", next);
-  console.log("currentUser: ", currentUser);
+  console.log("router: from: ", from, "\nto: ", to, "\nnext: ", next);
+  console.log("router: currentUser: ", currentUser);
 
   if (env.getDisableAuth() == "true" || !authorize) {
-	  console.log("router: No auth needed.")
+    console.log("router: No auth needed.")
     return next();
   } else if (!currentUser) {
     console.log("router: Current user not logged in yet.");
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
     // below API call is to validate the auth token before new page is loaded, in case the current login has expired;
     // there should be better way to achieve this without making such extra API call
     var success = await accountService.validate();
+    console.log("success = " + success);
     if (!success) {
-      // return next();
       store.state.isAuthenticated = false;
       store.commit("isAuthenticated");
-      console.log("router: Auth token invalid!")
+      console.log("router: Auth token invalid! routing to login page.")
       return next({ path: "/account/login", query: { returnUrl: to.path } });
     } else {
       store.state.isAuthenticated = true;