diff --git a/src/api/auth.ts b/src/api/auth.ts
index c24cc61..bda066c 100644
--- a/src/api/auth.ts
+++ b/src/api/auth.ts
@@ -30,18 +30,22 @@ async function generateToken(username: string, password: string): Promise<AuthTo
 }
 
 async function refreshToken(): Promise<boolean> {
-  try {
-    const refresh = getRefreshTokenCookie();
-    if (refresh) {
-      const { access } = await postBackendAPI<AuthRefreshRequest, RefreshedAuthToken>({ path: APIPath.AUTH_TOKEN_REFRESH }, { refresh });
-      setAccessTokenCookie(access);
-      return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-  } catch (err) {
+  // Get refresh token if exists
+  const refresh = getRefreshTokenCookie();
+  if (!refresh) {
     deleteTokenCookies();
     return false;
   }
+
+  try {
+    // Renew access token
+    const { access } = await postBackendAPI<AuthRefreshRequest, RefreshedAuthToken>({ path: APIPath.AUTH_TOKEN_REFRESH }, { refresh });
+    setAccessTokenCookie(access);
+  } catch (err) {
+    // If we get HTTP500 or something form backend, do not clear cookies
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
 }
 
 export const login = async (username: string, password: string): Promise<void> => {
@@ -51,11 +55,19 @@ export const login = async (username: string, password: string): Promise<void> =
 };
 
 export const authenticate = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
+  // Find access token
+  const token = getAccessTokenCookie();
+  if (!token) {
+    // Unnecessary, but might be good idea to clear old refresh tokens etc.
+    deleteTokenCookies();
+    return false;
+  }
+
   try {
-    const token = getAccessTokenCookie();
     await postBackendAPI({ path: APIPath.AUTH_TOKEN_VERIFY }, { token });
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
+    // Handle refresh automatically
     return refreshToken();
   }
 };