diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index b7911356c..663311030 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -567,18 +567,18 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     syncManager.syncProject( project, SyncOptions::Authorized, SyncOptions::Retry );
   } );
 
-  QObject::connect( &activeProject, &ActiveProject::projectReloaded, &lambdaContext, [merginApi = ma.get(), &activeProject]()
-  {
-    merginApi->reloadProjectRole( activeProject.projectFullName() );
-  } );
-
-  QObject::connect( ma.get(), &MerginApi::authChanged, &lambdaContext, [merginApi = ma.get(), &activeProject]()
-  {
-    if ( activeProject.isProjectLoaded() )
-    {
-      merginApi->reloadProjectRole( activeProject.projectFullName() );
-    }
-  } );
+  // QObject::connect( &activeProject, &ActiveProject::projectReloaded, &lambdaContext, [merginApi = ma.get(), &activeProject]()
+  // {
+  //   merginApi->reloadProjectRole( activeProject.projectFullName() );
+  // } );
+
+  // QObject::connect( ma.get(), &MerginApi::authChanged, &lambdaContext, [merginApi = ma.get(), &activeProject]()
+  // {
+  //   if ( activeProject.isProjectLoaded() )
+  //   {
+  //     merginApi->reloadProjectRole( activeProject.projectFullName() );
+  //   }
+  // } );
 
   QObject::connect( ma.get(), &MerginApi::projectRoleUpdated, &activeProject, [&activeProject]( const QString & projectFullName, const QString & role )
   {
diff --git a/core/credentialstore.h b/core/credentialstore.h
index 53e61bff3..f8b80728c 100644
--- a/core/credentialstore.h
+++ b/core/credentialstore.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class CredentialStore : public QObject
   signals:
     //! Emitted when a key is read, with both key and its retrieved value.
     void keyRead( const QString &key, const QString &value );
+
     //void credentialsLoaded();
 };
 
diff --git a/core/merginapi.cpp b/core/merginapi.cpp
index 8b95139a5..807aba8ef 100644
--- a/core/merginapi.cpp
+++ b/core/merginapi.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ MerginApi::MerginApi( LocalProjectsManager &localProjects, QObject *parent )
 
   QObject::connect( mUserAuth, &MerginUserAuth::credentialsLoaded, this, [this]()
   {
+    qDebug() << "REACHED HERE! ";
     QObject::connect( this, &MerginApi::pingMerginFinished, this, &MerginApi::getUserInfo, Qt::SingleShotConnection );
     QObject::connect( this, &MerginApi::userInfoReplyFinished, this, &MerginApi::getWorkspaceInfo, Qt::SingleShotConnection );
   } );
diff --git a/core/merginuserauth.cpp b/core/merginuserauth.cpp
index a4fa79ce0..8bc409524 100644
--- a/core/merginuserauth.cpp
+++ b/core/merginuserauth.cpp
@@ -108,150 +108,60 @@ void MerginUserAuth::saveAuthData()
 #endif
 }
 
-// void MerginUserAuth::loadAuthData()
-// {
-// #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS)
-//   // mobile => QtKeychain
-//   connect( mCredentialStore, &CredentialStore::keyRead, this, [this]( const QString & key, const QVariant & value ) //read credentials in chain to emit authChanged only
-//   {
-//     if ( key == "username" )
-//     {
-//       mUsername = value.toString();
-//       mCredentialStore->readKey( "password" );
-//     }
-//     else if ( key == "password" )
-//     {
-//       mPassword = value.toString();
-//       mCredentialStore->readKey( "userId" );
-//     }
-//     else if ( key == "userId" )
-//     {
-//       mUserId = value.toInt();
-//       mCredentialStore->readKey( "token" );
-//     }
-//     else if ( key == "token" )
-//     {
-//       mAuthToken = value.toByteArray();
-//       mCredentialStore->readKey( "expire" );
-//     }
-//     else if ( key == "expire" )
-//     {
-//       mTokenExpiration = value.toDateTime();
-
-//       if ( mTokenExpiration < QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc() )
-//       {
-//         clearTokenData();
-//       }
-
-//       emit authChanged();
-//     }
-//   } );
-
-//   mCredentialStore->readKey( "username" );
-// #else
-//   // desktop => QSettings
-//   QSettings settings;
-//   settings.beginGroup( QStringLiteral( "Input/" ) );
-//   mUsername = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "username" ) ).toString();
-//   mPassword = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "password" ) ).toString();
-//   mUserId = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "userId" ) ).toInt();
-//   mTokenExpiration = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "expire" ) ).toDateTime();
-//   mAuthToken = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "token" ) ).toByteArray();
-//   settings.endGroup();
-
-//   emit authChanged();
-// #endif
-// }
-
 void MerginUserAuth::loadAuthData()
 {
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Starting loadAuthData()";
-
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS)
   // mobile => QtKeychain via CredentialStore asynchronous chain
   if ( mCredentialStore )
   {
-    qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Using CredentialStore for authentication";
-
     connect( mCredentialStore, &CredentialStore::keyRead, this, [this]( const QString & key, const QString & value )
     {
-      qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: keyRead signal received - key:" << key << ", value:" << value;
-
       if ( key == "username" )
       {
         mUsername = value;
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Username set to" << mUsername;
         mCredentialStore->readKey( QStringLiteral( "password" ) );
       }
       else if ( key == "password" )
       {
         mPassword = value;
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Password set";
         mCredentialStore->readKey( QStringLiteral( "userId" ) );
       }
       else if ( key == "userId" )
       {
         mUserId = value.toInt();
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: UserId set to" << mUserId;
         mCredentialStore->readKey( QStringLiteral( "token" ) );
       }
       else if ( key == "token" )
       {
         mAuthToken = QByteArray::fromBase64( value.toUtf8() );
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Token set (Base64 decoded)";
         mCredentialStore->readKey( QStringLiteral( "expire" ) );
       }
       else if ( key == "expire" )
       {
         mTokenExpiration = QDateTime::fromString( value, Qt::ISODate );
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Token expiration set to" << mTokenExpiration.toString(Qt::ISODate);
-
         if ( mTokenExpiration < QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc() )
         {
-          qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Token is expired.";
           CoreUtils::log( "Auth", "Token is expired." );
         }
-
         emit authChanged();
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: authChanged() emitted";
-
         emit credentialsLoaded();
-        qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: credentialsLoaded() emitted";
       }
     } );
-
-    qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Reading username from CredentialStore";
     mCredentialStore->readKey( QStringLiteral( "username" ) );
   }
-  else
-  {
-    qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: mCredentialStore is null!";
-  }
 #else
   // desktop => QSettings
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Using QSettings for authentication";
   QSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup( QStringLiteral( "Input/" ) );
 
   mUsername = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "username" ) ).toString();
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Username set to" << mUsername;
-
   mPassword = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "password" ) ).toString();
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Password set";
-
   mUserId = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "userId" ) ).toInt();
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: UserId set to" << mUserId;
-
   mTokenExpiration = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "expire" ) ).toDateTime();
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Token expiration set to" << mTokenExpiration.toString(Qt::ISODate);
-
   mAuthToken = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "token" ) ).toByteArray();
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Token set (raw bytes)";
 
   settings.endGroup();
 #endif
-
-  qDebug() << "TESTLOADAUTHDATA: Finished loadAuthData()";
 }
 
 QString MerginUserAuth::username() const