diff --git a/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/controllers/newuser.ts b/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/controllers/newuser.ts
index cc6becd6..5acf251f 100644
--- a/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/controllers/newuser.ts
+++ b/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/controllers/newuser.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export const addNewUserToDatabaseOnRegister = async (req: Request, res: Response
       return res.status(500).send('Error creating user');
     }
 
+    console.log(`User ${userId} with email ${email} created`);
+
     return res.status(200).send(newUser);
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(err);
diff --git a/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/middlewares/auth.ts b/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/middlewares/auth.ts
index 32d72f5b..8afdc020 100644
--- a/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/middlewares/auth.ts
+++ b/apps/core-auth0-actions/src/middlewares/auth.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,23 @@ export const authorize = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
   const { authorization } = req.headers;
 
   if (!authorization) {
-    return res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+    return res.status(403).json({
+      message: 'No authorization header provided',
+    });
   }
 
   const token = authorization.split(' ')[1];
 
   if (!token) {
-    return res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+    return res.status(403).json({
+      message: 'No token provided',
+    });
   }
 
   if (token !== process.env.AUTHORIZATION_SECRET) {
-    return res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+    return res.status(401).json({
+      message: 'Unauthorized',
+    });
   }
 
   next();