diff --git a/api/bun.lockb b/api/bun.lockb
index e499045..8f91907 100755
Binary files a/api/bun.lockb and b/api/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/api/modules/token.js b/api/modules/token.js
index dc7f123..208a1cf 100644
--- a/api/modules/token.js
+++ b/api/modules/token.js
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-undef */
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
-import { Level } from 'level';
 import { respondWithStatus } from './requestHandler.js';
 import { pool } from './database.js';
 
-
-// Set up LevelDB instance
-const db = new Level('./tokensDB');
-
 // Generate a new JWT
 const generateToken = async (userId, password) => {
-	const token = jwt.sign({ userId: userId, password: password }, process.env.JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '7d' });
-	await db.put(token);
-	return token;
+	return token = jwt.sign({ userId: userId, password: password }, process.env.JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '7d' });
 };
 
 // Middleware to verify the JWT and set req.userId
@@ -32,16 +25,10 @@ const verifyToken = async (req, res, next) => {
 		if (!passwordMatch) return await respondWithStatus(res, 401, 'Token is invalid');
 
 		const now = Date.now().valueOf() / 1000;
-		if (decoded.exp - now < 36000) {
-			const newToken = generateToken(req.userId, decoded.password);
-			res.cookie('token', newToken, {
-				expires: new Date(Date.now() + 14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
-				httpOnly: true,
-				secure: true,
-				sameSite: 'strict',
-			});
-			res.set('Authorization', newToken);
+		if (decoded.exp - now <= 0) {
+			return await respondWithStatus(res, 401, 'Token is invalid');
 		}
+		req.username = rows[0].username;
 		next();
 	}
 	catch (error) {
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 33650c9..cba3d8b 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
     "express-slow-down": "^2.0.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
-    "level": "^8.0.0",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "mysql2": "^3.6.5",
     "pino": "^8.16.2"
diff --git a/api/routes/users.js b/api/routes/users.js
index a295a7e..dbdf68e 100644
--- a/api/routes/users.js
+++ b/api/routes/users.js
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ router.post('/register', requestLimiter, async (req, res) => {
 	if ([ username, password ].every(Boolean)) {
 		try {
 			const [existingUsername] = await pool.execute('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ? LIMIT 1', [username]);
-			if (existingUsername.length) {
-				return await respondWithStatus(res, 400, 'Username is already taken');
-			}
+			if (existingUsername.length) return await respondWithStatus(res, 400, 'Username is already taken');
 
 			const hashedPassword = await Bun.password.hash(password);
 			const [result] = await pool.execute('INSERT INTO users (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)', [ username, hashedPassword ]);
 			if (result.affectedRows === 0) return await respondWithStatus(res, 500, 'Error storing user');
 			const user = await pool.execute('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ? LIMIT 1', [ username ]);
 			const token = await generateToken(user[0].id, password);
-			return await respondWithStatusJSON(res, 200, { message: 'Successfully registered', token });
+			return await respondWithStatusJSON(res, 200, { message: 'Successfully registered', token, username: req.username });
 		}
 		catch (error) {
 			console.error(error);
@@ -51,8 +49,6 @@ router.post('/login', requestLimiter, async (req, res) => {
 				user: {
 					id: user.id,
 					username: user.username,
-					email: user.email,
-					name: user.name,
 				},
 			});
 		}