diff --git a/server/authentication.py b/server/authentication.py
index 885c27b..4006bf0 100644
--- a/server/authentication.py
+++ b/server/authentication.py
@@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ class Authetication:
                 try:
                     b64pwd = b64encode(SHA256.new(password.encode('utf-8')).digest())
                     bcrypt_check(b64pwd, user['password'].encode('utf-8'))
+                    auth_logger.debug("User logged in: " + username)
+                    return user['homeDir']
                 except ValueError:
                     auth_logger.debug("User NOT logged in: " + username)
                     return ''
-        auth_logger.debug("User logged in: " + username)
-        return user['homeDir']
+        else:
+            auth_logger.error("User not found")
+            return ''
 
     def checkUserExists(self, username: str) -> bool:
         with open(self.CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION) as json_file: