diff --git a/src/components/AddSheet.vue b/src/components/AddSheet.vue
index 4b5b0de..793ad15 100644
--- a/src/components/AddSheet.vue
+++ b/src/components/AddSheet.vue
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export default {
 				const j = await response.json();
 				if (response.status === 201) {
 					this.showSnackbar(`Sheet created successfully!`, "green");
-					// this.$store.dispatch("refreshDocs"); //TODO: implement this
+					this.$store.dispatch("getSheets");
 				} else {
 					throw new Error(JSON.stringify(j));
 				}
diff --git a/src/store/index.js b/src/store/index.js
index 9ce747c..97963bb 100644
--- a/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/store/index.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ export default createStore({
         commit("setUser", response.user);
         dispatch("checkActiveUser");
         dispatch("checkUserGroups");
-        dispatch("getSheets");
       }
 
       commit("setUser", null);
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ export default createStore({
       }
     },
 
-    async checkActiveUser({ state, commit }) {
+    async checkActiveUser({ state, dispatch, commit }) {
       try {
         commit("setErrorMessage", "");
         const r = await fetch(
@@ -139,6 +138,9 @@ export default createStore({
         );
         const response = await r.json();
         commit("setUserActiveState", response.active);
+        if (response.active === true) {
+          dispatch("getSheets");
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("checkActiveUser (firebase.js): ", error);
         commit("setErrorMessage", "Unable to check user status against the API");
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ export default createStore({
       try {
         commit("setLoading", true);
         commit("setErrorMessage", "");
-        if(state.user?.active === false) return;
+        if (state.user?.active === false) return;
 
         fetch(`${state.API_ENDPOINT}/sheet/mine`, {
           method: "GET",
@@ -381,7 +383,6 @@ export default createStore({
             //TODO: merge these into single endpoint in the future
             store.dispatch("checkActiveUser");
             store.dispatch("checkUserGroups");
-            store.dispatch("getSheets");
           }
         }).catch((error) => {
           console.error("Error checking token expiration:", error);
diff --git a/src/views/ArchivesView.vue b/src/views/ArchivesView.vue
index 230f9d3..07b84b6 100644
--- a/src/views/ArchivesView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ArchivesView.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
         <v-card elevation="12">
           <v-card-title class="text-center my-3">
             Search archives by URL
-            TODO: toggle between all/and my latest
           </v-card-title>
           <v-card-text>
+
+            <!-- TODO: toggle between all/and my latest, maybe with tabs like sheets -->
             <v-form>
               <v-row>
                 <v-col cols="12" md="6">
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ export default {
           }
         })
         .catch(error => {
-          console.error("/url/search ", error);
+          console.error("/url/search", error);
           this.snackbarMessage = `Error searching for archives: ${error}`;
           this.snackbar = true;
         })
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index b6e2ff7..613e80c 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <template>
-  <v-container class="pane" fluid  v-if="!user || !user.active" >
+  <v-container class="pane" fluid v-if="!user || !user.active">
     <v-row>
       <v-col>
-        <v-alert color="orange" icon="mdi-information" v-if="user && !user.active">
-          To use this tool you need a Google account and <strong>permission from the Bellingcat team</strong>.<br />
-          You can do so HERE: TODO.
+        <v-alert color="orange" icon="mdi-information" v-if="user && !user.active" class="text-center" style="font-size:x-large">
+            To use this tool you need <strong>permission from Bellingcat's tech team</strong>. You can ask for access via <a href="https://forms.gle/crqBXUtyZcbLhiRQ9" target="_blank">this form</a>.
         </v-alert>
-        <v-card style="margin-bottom: 1em">
-          <v-card-text>
+        <v-card>
+            <v-card-text>
             <v-card-title class="text-center">
               Welcome to the Auto Archiver Setup Tool
             </v-card-title>
@@ -17,12 +16,13 @@
               data.
             </v-alert>
             <p>
-              This tool can be used to archive digital content via single URL or Google Sheets, you can also search for archived content.
+              This tool can be used to archive digital content via single URL or Google Sheets, you can also search for
+              archived content.
             </p>
-            <p v-if="!user || !user.active">
-              To use this tool you need a Google account and <strong>permission from the Bellingcat team</strong>.
-            </p>
-          </v-card-text>
+            <div class="text-center">
+              <v-btn v-if="!user" @click="$store.dispatch('signin')" size="large">Sign In</v-btn>
+            </div>
+            </v-card-text>
         </v-card>
       </v-col>
     </v-row>