diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 378c0d2..ea5fef7 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import flask
 import traceback
 
-
+import logging
 import requests
 import json
 import pandas as pd
@@ -140,8 +140,21 @@ def serve_layout():
 
     # Get data from API
     api_address = DATASTORE_URL + 'subjects'
+    app.logger.info('Requesting data from api {0}'.format(api_address))
     api_json = get_api_data(api_address)
-    print(api_json)
+
+    if 'error' in api_json:
+        app.logger.info('Error response from datastore: {0}'.format(api_json))
+        if 'error_code' in api_json:
+            error_code = api_json['error_code']
+            if error_code in ('MISSING_SESSION_ID', 'INVALID_TAPIS_TOKEN'):
+                app.logger.warn('Auth error from datastore, asking user to authenticate')
+                return html.Div([ html.H4('Please login and authenticate on the portal to access the report.')])
+
+    # ignore cache and request again.
+    if 'data' not in api_json:
+        app.logger.info('Requesting data from api {0} to ignore cache.'.format(api_address))
+        api_json = get_api_data(api_address, True)
 
     try:        
 
diff --git a/src/datastore_loading.py b/src/datastore_loading.py
index 7680b8f..2ec5d1b 100644
--- a/src/datastore_loading.py
+++ b/src/datastore_loading.py
@@ -1,33 +1,32 @@
 import os
 import flask
 import requests
-import json
-import traceback
+import logging
 
 # ---------------------------------
 #   MOVE THIS TO REFERENCE FROM ENV
 # ---------------------------------
 DATASTORE_URL = os.environ.get("DATASTORE_URL","url not found")
 DATASTORE_URL = os.path.join(DATASTORE_URL, "api/")
+logger  = logging.getLogger("imaging_app")
 
 # ---------------------------------
 #   Get Data From datastore
 # ---------------------------------
 
-def get_api_data(api_address):
+class PortalAuthException(Exception):
+    '''Custom Exception for issues with Authentication'''
+
+def get_api_data(api_address, ignore_cache=False):
     api_json = {}
     try:
-        try:
-            response = requests.get(api_address, cookies=flask.request.cookies)        
-        except Exception as e:
-            return('error: {}'.format(e))
-        request_status = response.status_code
-        if request_status == 200:
-            api_json = response.json()
-            return api_json
-        else:
-            return request_status
+        params = {}
+        if ignore_cache:
+            params = {'ignore_cache':True}
+        response = requests.get(api_address, params=params, cookies=flask.request.cookies)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()
     except Exception as e:
-        traceback.print_exc()
+        logger.warn(e)
         api_json['json'] = 'error: {}'.format(e)
         return api_json