diff --git a/unjo.Web/Startup.cs b/unjo.Web/Startup.cs
index 1a23b86d..de7f8dc3 100644
--- a/unjo.Web/Startup.cs
+++ b/unjo.Web/Startup.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace unjo.Web
       // add cookie-based authentication
       services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
         .AddCookie(opts => {
+          // override redirect to login page (handled by vue frontend) and return a 401 instead
           opts.Events.OnRedirectToLogin = (context) =>
           {
             context.Response.StatusCode = 401;
diff --git a/unjo.Web/package.json b/unjo.Web/package.json
index 45526326..374e346b 100644
--- a/unjo.Web/package.json
+++ b/unjo.Web/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
     "dayjs": "^1.8.23",
     "lodash": "*",
     "vue": "^2.6.11",
-    "vue-router": "^3.1.6",
-    "vuex": "^3.1.3"
+    "vue-router": "^3.1.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "*",