diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
index 9133ef7a..ae75ec50 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ def verify_token(token: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Optional[Union[str, i
                                 # redirect to original url, with auth_token?
                                 user_info = (
                                     AuthenticationService.get_user_info_from_open_id(
-                                        auth_token
+                                        auth_token['access_token']
                                     )
                                 )
                                 if not user_info:
                                     raise ae
+                            else:
+                                raise ae
+                        else:
+                            raise ae
                     else:
                         raise ae
                 except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authentication_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authentication_service.py
index 8b0aa2e8..5d248db7 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authentication_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/authentication_service.py
@@ -266,5 +266,5 @@ class AuthenticationService:
         request_url = f"{open_id_server_url}/realms/{open_id_realm_name}/protocol/openid-connect/token"
 
         response = requests.post(request_url, data=data, headers=headers)
-        print("get_auth_token_from_refresh_token")
-        return response.text
+        auth_token_object: dict = json.loads(response.text)
+        return auth_token_object