diff --git a/app/src/Controller/Controller.php b/app/src/Controller/Controller.php
index 7b61c2e..fb9b60b 100644
--- a/app/src/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/app/src/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
 use Slim\Views\Twig;
 use Slim\Routing\RouteContext;
+use Odan\Session\SessionInterface;
 
 abstract class Controller
 {
diff --git a/app/src/Controller/DashboardPage.php b/app/src/Controller/DashboardPage.php
index 2ce81e5..334339b 100644
--- a/app/src/Controller/DashboardPage.php
+++ b/app/src/Controller/DashboardPage.php
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class DashboardPage extends Controller
 
     public function handle(): Response
     {
+        if (!$this->session->has("logged_in")) {
+
+        }
         // get the user details
         // get the channels
         return $this->render('dashboard.twig', [ 'session' => $this->session ]);
diff --git a/app/src/Controller/User/LoginUserAction.php b/app/src/Controller/User/LoginUserAction.php
index 7735e83..f51ba54 100644
--- a/app/src/Controller/User/LoginUserAction.php
+++ b/app/src/Controller/User/LoginUserAction.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class LoginUserAction extends Controller
         }
 
         // start the session
+        $this->session->getFlash()->add('success', "Successfully loggedin.");
         $this->session->set('user', [ 'id' => $user->getId(), 'authenticated' => true ]);
         return $this->redirect('/dashboard', 302);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/Middleware/AuthenticatedMiddleware.php b/app/src/Middleware/AuthenticatedMiddleware.php
index 816dbe3..cbfaba4 100644
--- a/app/src/Middleware/AuthenticatedMiddleware.php
+++ b/app/src/Middleware/AuthenticatedMiddleware.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class AuthenticatedMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
     public function process(Request $request, RequestHandler $handler): Response
     {
         if ($this->session->has('user')) {
+            dd($this->session->get('user'));
             if ($this->session->get('user')['authenticated']) {
                 return $handler->handle($request);
             }
diff --git a/app/src/Middleware/SessionMiddleware.php b/app/src/Middleware/SessionMiddleware.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..142a6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/Middleware/SessionMiddleware.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Slovocast\Middleare;
+
+use Odan\Session\SessionManagerInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Server\MiddlewareInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface as RequestHandler;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
+
+/**
+ * Start a session on every single request, regardless. There may be a reason
+ * to never start a session but I highly doubt it.
+ */
+class SessionMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private SessionManagerInterface $sessionManager
+    ) { }
+
+    public function process(Request $request, RequestHandler $handler): Response
+    {
+        if (!$this->sessionManager->isStarted()) {
+            $this->sessionManager->start();
+        }
+    
+        return $handler->handle($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/Middlewares.php b/app/src/Middlewares.php
index 0cc8804..d4e7f18 100644
--- a/app/src/Middlewares.php
+++ b/app/src/Middlewares.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Psr\Container\NotFoundExceptionInterface;
 use Slim\App;
 use Slim\Views\Twig;
 use Slim\Views\TwigMiddleware;
+use Slovocast\Middleare\SessionMiddleware;
 use Twig\Error\LoaderError;
 
 class Middlewares
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ class Middlewares
          */
         $config = $container->get('config');
 
+        /**
+         * Global session start
+         */
+        $app->add(SessionMiddleware::class);
+
         // Twig
         $templateCache = false;
         $twig = Twig::create(APP_TEMPLATES_DIR, [ 'cache' => $templateCache ]);