diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 1732ae1..8da0062 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -17,29 +17,6 @@ export default function App() {
   const { userSession, setUserSession } = UseUserSession();
   const [userData, setUserData] = useState(ClientUserDataContextPreview);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!userSession) return;
-
-    fetch(Constants.API_ADDRESS + "/user", {
-      method: "GET",
-
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        "X-Authorization": userSession,
-      },
-    })
-      .then((res) => {
-        if (res.status === 200) {
-          return res.json();
-        }
-
-        setUserSession();
-        return Promise.reject(res.status);
-      })
-      .then((data) => setUserData(data))
-      .catch(console.error);
-  }, []);
-
   if (!userSession) {
     return <Login setUserSession={setUserSession} />;
   }
@@ -47,7 +24,11 @@ export default function App() {
   return (
     <Layout style={{ minHeight: "100vh" }}>
       <ClientUserDataContext.Provider value={userData}>
-        <WebSocketProvider userSession={userSession}>
+        <WebSocketProvider
+          userSession={userSession}
+          setUserSession={setUserSession}
+          setUserData={setUserData}
+        >
           <SideMenu setUserSession={setUserSession}></SideMenu>
           <PageContent></PageContent>
         </WebSocketProvider>
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 92dd28d..6fc3b6d 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -60,10 +60,16 @@ export const WebSocketTestContext = createContext(webSocketContextPreview);
 
 // commands received from the backend server
 const ReceivedMessagesCommands = {
-  UpdateConnectedUsers: 1,
+  InitUserSocketConnection: 1,
+  UpdateConnectedUsers: 2,
 };
 
-export function WebSocketProvider({ children, userSession }) {
+export function WebSocketProvider({
+  children,
+  userSession,
+  setUserSession,
+  setUserData,
+}) {
   const [isReady, setIsReady] = useState(false);
   const [connectionBadgeStatus, setConnectionBadgeStatus] = useState("error");
   const [connectedWebSocketUsersCount, setConnectedWebSocketUsersCount] =
@@ -88,6 +94,9 @@ export function WebSocketProvider({ children, userSession }) {
       const body = data.Body;
 
       switch (cmd) {
+        case ReceivedMessagesCommands.InitUserSocketConnection:
+          setUserData(body);
+          break;
         case ReceivedMessagesCommands.UpdateConnectedUsers:
           setConnectedWebSocketUsersCount(body);
           break;
@@ -97,7 +106,14 @@ export function WebSocketProvider({ children, userSession }) {
     socket.onclose = (event) => {
       setIsReady(false);
       setConnectionBadgeStatus("error");
-      console.log("closed", event.reason.code);
+      console.log("closed", event);
+
+      // custom code defined by the backend server
+      if (event.code === 4001) {
+        setUserSession();
+        window.location.href = "/";
+        return;
+      }
 
       if (event.reason.code === 1005) return;