diff --git a/src/components/Signin.vue b/src/components/Signin.vue
index e25dc40..4ca3969 100644
--- a/src/components/Signin.vue
+++ b/src/components/Signin.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import storage from '../storage'
 import SeasonedInput from '@/components/ui/SeasonedInput'
 import SeasonedButton from '@/components/ui/SeasonedButton'
 import SeasonedMessages from '@/components/ui/SeasonedMessages'
+import { parseJwt } from '@/utils'
 
 export default {
   components: { SeasonedInput, SeasonedButton, SeasonedMessages },
@@ -45,9 +46,10 @@ export default {
       login(username, password)
         .then(data => {
           if (data.success){
+            const jwtData = parseJwt(data.token)
             localStorage.setItem('token', data.token);
-            localStorage.setItem('username', username);
-            localStorage.setItem('admin', data.admin || false);
+            localStorage.setItem('username', jwtData['username']);
+            localStorage.setItem('admin', jwtData['admin'] || false);
 
             eventHub.$emit('setUserStatus');
             this.$router.push({ name: 'profile' })
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 53c581b..73de161 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@ const sortableSize = (string) => {
 
   const exponent = UNITS.indexOf(unit) * 3
 	return numStr * (Math.pow(10, exponent))
-}
+};
+
+const parseJwt = (token) => {
+    var base64Url = token.split('.')[1];
+    var base64 = base64Url.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
+    var jsonPayload = decodeURIComponent(atob(base64).split('').map(function(c) {
+        return '%' + ('00' + c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-2);
+    }).join(''));
+
+    return JSON.parse(jsonPayload);
+};
 
 
-export { sortableSize }
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+export { sortableSize, parseJwt }
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