diff --git a/src/app/src/App.vue b/src/app/src/App.vue
index 3dd4f83..bbf26de 100644
--- a/src/app/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/App.vue
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ export default {
       }
     }
   },
+  async created () {
+    try {
+      await this.$auth.renewTokens()
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e !== 'Not logged in') {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+        console.log(e)
+      }
+    }
+  },
   mounted () {
     this.progress.events.$on('show', this.showProgress)
     this.progress.events.$on('done', this.hideProgress)
@@ -103,10 +113,10 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style lang="sass">
-// Custom theme
 @import "~vue-material/dist/theme/engine"
 @include md-register-theme("default", (primary: md-get-palette-color(green, 800), accent: md-get-palette-color(gray, 700)))
 @import "~vue-material/dist/theme/all"
+
 html, body
   font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;
   font-size: 1rem
diff --git a/src/app/src/auth/AuthService.js b/src/app/src/auth/AuthService.js
index 85e7f5c..b697663 100644
--- a/src/app/src/auth/AuthService.js
+++ b/src/app/src/auth/AuthService.js
@@ -1,19 +1,36 @@
 'use strict'
-
-import auth0 from 'auth0-js'
+/* eslint-disable */
+import auth0        from 'auth0-js'
+import EventEmitter from 'events'
 
 import AUTH_CONFIG from './auth0-variables'
-import mutations from '@/store/mutation-types'
+import mutations   from '@/store/mutation-types'
+/* es-lint-enable*/
 
-var tokenRenewalTimeout
+const webAuth = new auth0.WebAuth({
+  domain: AUTH_CONFIG.domain,
+  clientID: AUTH_CONFIG.clientId,
+  redirectUri: AUTH_CONFIG.appDomain + AUTH_CONFIG.callbackUrl,
+  audience: `https://${AUTH_CONFIG.domain}/userinfo`,
+  responseType: 'token id_token',
+  scope: 'openid profile email'
+})
 
-export default class AuthService {
-  constructor () {
-    this.login = this.login.bind(this)
-    this.setSession = this.setSession.bind(this)
-    this.logout = this.logout.bind(this)
-    this.isAuthenticated = this.isAuthenticated.bind(this)
+const ACCESS_TOKEN = 'access_token'
+const ID_TOKEN = 'id_token'
+const EXPIRES_AT = 'expires_at'
+
+class AuthService extends EventEmitter {
+  
+  id = {
+    token: null,
+    expiry: null
   }
+  access = {
+    token: null,
+    expiry: null
+  }
+  profile = null
 
   auth0 = new auth0.WebAuth({
     domain: AUTH_CONFIG.domain,
@@ -24,8 +41,13 @@ export default class AuthService {
     scope: 'openid profile email'
   })
 
-  login () {
-    this.auth0.authorize()
+  /**
+   * Starts the user log in flow
+   */
+  login (customState) {
+    webAuth.authorize({
+      appState: customState
+    })
   }
 
   /**
@@ -60,7 +82,7 @@ export default class AuthService {
     })
   }
 
-  handleAuthentication (store, router) {
+  handleAuthentication (store) {
     this.parseHash()
       .then(authResult => {
         if (authResult && authResult.accessToken && authResult.idToken) {
@@ -68,71 +90,89 @@ export default class AuthService {
           this.userInfo(authResult.accessToken)
             .then(user => {
               store.commit(mutations.USER_LOGGED_ON, user)
-              router.replace('/journal')
             })
         }
       })
       .catch(err => {
-        router.replace('/')
         console.log(err)
         alert(`Error: ${err.error}. Check the console for further details.`)
       })
   }
 
-  scheduleRenewal () {
-    let expiresAt = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('expires_at'))
-    let delay = expiresAt - Date.now()
-    if (delay > 0) {
-      tokenRenewalTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        this.renewToken()
-      }, delay)
-    }
-  }
-
   setSession (authResult) {
-    // Set the time that the access token will expire at
-    let expiresAt = JSON.stringify(
-      authResult.expiresIn * 1000 + new Date().getTime()
-    )
-    localStorage.setItem('access_token', authResult.accessToken)
-    localStorage.setItem('id_token', authResult.idToken)
-    localStorage.setItem('expires_at', expiresAt)
-    this.scheduleRenewal()
+    this.id.token = authResult.idToken
+    this.id.expiry = new Date(this.profile.exp * 1000);
+    this.profile = authResult.idTokenPayload
+    this.access.token = authResult.accessToken
+    this.access.expiry = new Date(Date.now() + authResult.expiresIn * 1000)
+
+    localStorage.setItem(ACCESS_TOKEN, authResult.accessToken)
+    localStorage.setItem(ID_TOKEN, authResult.idToken)
+    localStorage.setItem(EXPIRES_AT, this.id.expiry)
+
+    this.emit('loginEvent', {
+      loggedIn: true,
+      profile: authResult.idTokenPayload,
+      state: authResult.appState || {}
+    })
   }
 
-  renewToken () {
-    console.log('attempting renewal...')
-    this.auth0.renewAuth(
-      {
-        audience: `https://${AUTH_CONFIG.domain}/userinfo`,
-        redirectUri: `${AUTH_CONFIG.appDomain}/static/silent.html`,
-        usePostMessage: true
-      },
-      (err, result) => {
-        if (err) {
-          console.log(err)
-        } else {
-          this.setSession(result)
-        }
+  renewTokens () {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (localStorage.getItem(ID_TOKEN)) {
+        webAuth.checkSession({}, (err, authResult) => {
+          if (err) {
+            reject(err)
+          } else {
+            this.setSession(authResult)
+            resolve(authResult)
+          }
+        })
+      } else {
+        reject('Not logged in')
       }
-    )
+    })
   }
 
   logout (store, router) {
     // Clear access token and ID token from local storage
-    clearTimeout(tokenRenewalTimeout)
-    localStorage.removeItem('access_token')
-    localStorage.removeItem('id_token')
-    localStorage.removeItem('expires_at')
-    localStorage.setItem('user_profile', JSON.stringify({}))
-    // navigate to the home route
+    localStorage.removeItem(ACCESS_TOKEN)
+    localStorage.removeItem(ID_TOKEN)
+    localStorage.removeItem(EXPIRES_AT)
+
+    this.idToken = null
+    this.idTokenExpiry = null
+    this.profile = null
+
     store.commit(mutations.USER_LOGGED_OFF)
-    router.replace('/')
+
+    webAuth.logout({
+      // navigate to the home route
+      returnTo: '/'
+    })
+    this.emit('loginEvent', { loggedIn: false })
   }
 
   isAuthenticated () {
-    // Check whether the current time is past the access token's expiry time
-    let expiresAt = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('expires_at'))
-    return new Date().getTime() < expiresAt
+    return Date().now() < this.id.Expiry && localStorage.getItem(ID_TOKEN)
+  }
+
+  isAccessTokenValid () {
+    return this.access.token && this.access.expiry && Date.now() < this.access.expiry
+  }
+
+  getAccessToken () {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (this.isAccessTokenValid()) {
+        resolve(this.access.token)
+      } else {
+        this.renewTokens()
+          .then(authResult => {
+            resolve(authResult.accessToken)
+          }, reject)
+      }
+    })
   }
 }
+
+export default new AuthService()
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/common/Navigation.vue b/src/app/src/components/common/Navigation.vue
index 790b700..b19cd71 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/common/Navigation.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/common/Navigation.vue
@@ -32,29 +32,28 @@
 
 import { mapState } from 'vuex'
 
-import AuthService from '@/auth/AuthService'
-
 export default {
   name: 'navigation',
   data () {
-    return {
-      auth0: new AuthService()
-    }
+    return {}
   },
   computed: {
+    isAuthenticated () {
+      return this.$auth.isAuthenticated()
+    },
     hasSnoozed () {
       return this.isAuthenticated &&
         Array.isArray(this.journal) &&
         this.journal.filter(req => req.snoozedUntil > Date.now()).length > 0
     },
-    ...mapState([ 'journal', 'isAuthenticated' ])
+    ...mapState([ 'journal' ])
   },
   methods: {
     logOn () {
-      this.auth0.login()
+      this.$auth.login()
     },
     logOff () {
-      this.auth0.logout(this.$store, this.$router)
+      this.$auth.logout(this.$store, this.$router)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/src/components/user/LogOn.vue b/src/app/src/components/user/LogOn.vue
index a9a5afd..6afb7b1 100644
--- a/src/app/src/components/user/LogOn.vue
+++ b/src/app/src/components/user/LogOn.vue
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ article.mpj-main-content(role='main')
 <script>
 'use strict'
 
-import AuthService from '@/auth/AuthService'
-
 export default {
   name: 'log-on',
   inject: ['progress'],
   created () {
     this.progress.$emit('show', 'indeterminate')
-    new AuthService().handleAuthentication(this.$store, this.$router)
-    // Auth service redirects to dashboard, which restarts the progress bar
+    this.$auth.handleAuthentication(this.$store)
+  },
+  methods: {
+    handleLoginEvent (data) {
+      this.$router.push(data.state.target || '/journal')
+    }
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/app/src/main.js b/src/app/src/main.js
index 7d3d17d..f86c531 100644
--- a/src/app/src/main.js
+++ b/src/app/src/main.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import router      from './router'
 import store       from './store'
 import DateFromNow from './components/common/DateFromNow'
 import PageTitle   from './components/common/PageTitle'
+import AuthPlugin  from './plugins/auth'
 
 /* eslint-enable */
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ Vue.use(MdTable)
 Vue.use(MdTabs)
 Vue.use(MdToolbar)
 Vue.use(MdTooltip)
+Vue.use(AuthPlugin)
 Vue.component('date-from-now', DateFromNow)
 Vue.component('page-title', PageTitle)
 
diff --git a/src/app/src/plugins/auth.js b/src/app/src/plugins/auth.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..003dd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/src/plugins/auth.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict'
+
+import authService from '../auth/AuthService'
+
+export default {
+  install (Vue) {
+    Vue.prototype.$auth = authService
+
+    Vue.mixin({
+      created () {
+        if (this.handleLoginEvent) {
+          authService.addListener('loginEvent', this.handleLoginEvent)
+        }
+      },
+      destroyed () {
+        if (this.handleLoginEvent) {
+          authService.removeListener('loginEvent', this.handleLoginEvent)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/src/router.js b/src/app/src/router.js
index a34f57c..b22a227 100644
--- a/src/app/src/router.js
+++ b/src/app/src/router.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
 import Vue    from 'vue'
 import Router from 'vue-router'
-import Home   from '@/components/Home'
+
+import auth from './auth/AuthService'
+import Home from '@/components/Home'
 /* eslint-enable */
 
 Vue.use(Router)
@@ -18,6 +20,12 @@ export default new Router({
       return { x: 0, y: 0 }
     }
   },
+  beforeEach (to, from, next) {
+    if (to.path === '/' || to.path === '/user/log-on' || auth.isAuthenticated()) {
+      return next()
+    }
+    auth.login({ target: to.path })
+  },
   routes: [
     {
       path: '/',