diff --git a/routes/sis.js b/routes/sis.js
index 2bd1ff8..b0ddf23 100644
--- a/routes/sis.js
+++ b/routes/sis.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, api, auth) {
 	app.post("/login", (req,res) =>
 		api.login(req.query.user, req.query.pass, (err, cookie, name) => {
 			if (!err) {
-				if (cookie[0].startsWith("SESSID=;")) res.send("No SESSID returned");
+				if (cookie[0].startsWith("SESSID=;")) res.status(403).send("No SESSID returned");
 				else api.get_current_term((err, term) => {
 					var reply = new Object();
 					reply.term = term;
-- 
2.51.2


From ea01f3e553d29e38c984bfb5136b37fd70561615 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Vanderloo <chris.vanderloo@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:24:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] removed unnecessary session function middleware

---
 api.js        | 1 +
 routes/sis.js | 7 -------
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/api.js b/api.js
index 3d2811d..2b3261a 100644
--- a/api.js
+++ b/api.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var request = require("request");
+// use a single request object in order to hold cookies in session
 request = request.defaults({jar: true});
 
 const sources = require('./sources.json');
diff --git a/routes/sis.js b/routes/sis.js
index b0ddf23..1d97596 100644
--- a/routes/sis.js
+++ b/routes/sis.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-// SIS middleware to verify SESSID exists on authorized paths
-function auth(req,res,next) {
-	if (req.cookies.sessid !== "" && req.cookies.sessid) {
-		next();
-	}
-	else res.status(403).send("Requires SESSID");
-}
 
 module.exports = function(app, api, auth) {
 
-- 
2.51.2


From 45b99e9815bddc2b1f41ef209435289f1ae1c483 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Vanderloo <chris.vanderloo@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:08:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Added server handshake

---
 index.js | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5ade0f4..e8f1d20 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ require('./routes/yacs.js')(app, api.yacs);
 // SIS
 require('./routes/sis.js')(app, api.sis);
 
+// handshake
+app.get("/verify_status", (req, res) => {
+	console.log("Client handshake");
+	res.send({ status: 'active' });
+});
+
 // SERVER
 
 app.listen(8080, () => {