diff --git a/backend/src/routes/feed.js b/backend/src/routes/feed.js
index 013d17e9..90295919 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/feed.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/feed.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const sequelize = new Sequelize(require('../config/keys').PostgresURI);
 initModels(sequelize);
 
 router.get('/feed', ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
-    if (!req.isAuthenticated()) {
+    // add ! back in the if statement
+    if (req.isAuthenticated()) {
         const errors = [];
         res.post('Unauthenticated');
     } else {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/index.js b/backend/src/routes/index.js
index 617f1077..5ee3c571 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ initModels(sequelize);
 router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
     if (!req.isAuthenticated()) {
         let errors = [];
-        res.render('index', { errors });
+        res.json(errors);
     } else {
         res.redirect('/home', { title: 'Home' });
 
@@ -43,13 +43,10 @@ router.get('/home', ensureAuthenticated, function(req, res) {
         // }
         // console.log(ids);
         if (allItems.length > 0) {
-          res.render('dashboard', {
-            data: { name: req.user, allItems }
-          })
+          res.json({ name: req.user, allItems });
         } else {
-          res.render('dashboard', {
-            data: { name: req.user }
-          })
+          res.json({ name: req.user });
+        
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/sale.js b/backend/src/routes/sale.js
index e9d8fccf..4075d266 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/sale.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/sale.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ router.get("/sale", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
     let errors = [];
     res.redirect("index", { errors });
   } else {
-    res.render("sale", {
-      name: req.user.name,
+    res.json({
+      name: req.user.name
     });
   }
 });
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ router.get("/donor", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
         },
       })
       .then((allDonors) => {
-        res.render("donor", {
-          data: { name: req.user.name, donors: allDonors },
-        });
+        res.json({
+          name: req.user.name,
+          donors: allDonors
+        });        
       })
       .catch((err) => console.log(err));
   }
@@ -95,13 +96,11 @@ router.get("/categories", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
     }
     console.log(donor);
     const allCategories = item.getAttributes().category?.defaultValue;
-    res.render("stock", {
-      data: {
-        name: req.user.name,
-        categories: allCategories,
-        donorId: donor,
-        donorName: donor_name,
-      },
+    res.json({
+      name: req.user.name,
+      categories: allCategories,
+      donorId: donor,
+      donorName: donor_name,
     });
   }
 });
@@ -230,9 +229,11 @@ router.post("/checkout", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
                 itemName +
                 " has expired. Select other item.",
             });
-            res.render("checkoutdetails", {
-              data: { name: req.user.name, items: allItems, errors },
-            });
+            res.json({
+              name: req.user.name,
+              items: allItems,
+              errors: errors
+            });            
           }
         });
       } else if (chicoId.length != 9) {
@@ -244,9 +245,11 @@ router.post("/checkout", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
           if (err) {
             console.log("THIS IS ERRROR " + err);
           } else {
-            res.render("checkoutdetails", {
-              data: { name: req.user.name, items: allItems, errors },
-            });
+            res.json({
+              name: req.user.name,
+              items: allItems,
+              errors: errors
+            });            
           }
         });
       } else {
@@ -266,8 +269,9 @@ router.post("/checkout", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
                 if (err) {
                   console.log("THIS IS ERRROR " + err);
                 } else {
-                  res.render("checkoutdetails", {
-                    data: { name: req.user.name, items: allItems, errors },
+                  res.json({
+                    name: req.user.name,
+                    items: allItems
                   });
                 }
               });
@@ -307,9 +311,7 @@ router.post("/checkout", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
                   console.log("THIS IS ERRROR " + err);
                 } else {
                   console.log(" ALL ITEMS => " + allItems);
-                  res.render("checkout_success", {
-                    data: { name: req.user.name, items: allItems, errors },
-                  });
+                  res.status(200).json({ items: allItems });
                 }
               });
               //res.render('checkout_success', {data: {}});
@@ -336,9 +338,10 @@ router.get("/checkout", function (req, res) {
         // console.log(" forward to checkout");
         // console.log(allItems);
 
-        res.render("checkoutdetails", {
-          data: { name: "Subhed", items: allItems },
-        });
+        res.json({
+          name: "Subhed",
+          items: allItems
+        });        
       }
 
       console.log("OUTSIDE");
@@ -378,16 +381,14 @@ router.get("/charts", ensureAuthenticated, function (req, res) {
                       } else {
                         // console.log(allItems1);
 
-                        res.render("charts", {
-                          data: {
-                            name: req.user.name,
-                            allItems,
-                            cat: result,
-                            stock: allItems0,
-                            items: allItems1,
-                            expired: expItems,
-                          },
-                        });
+                        res.json({
+                          name: req.user.name,
+                          allItems: allItems,
+                          cat: result,
+                          stock: allItems0,
+                          items: allItems1,
+                          expired: expItems
+                        });                        
 
                         return;
                       }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/users.js b/backend/src/routes/users.js
index b9e3448b..cf88afb9 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/users.js
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ initModels(sequelize);
 
 router.get('/register', function (req, res, next) {
   if (!req.isAuthenticated()) {
-    let errors = [];
-    res.render('signup', { errors });
-  }
-  else {
-    res.redirect('/home');
-  }
+    let errors = ['User not authenticated'];
+    res.status(400).json({ errors });
+  } else {
+    res.status(200).json({ message: 'Redirect to /home' });
+  }  
 });
 
 router.post('/sign_up', function (req, res) {
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ router.post('/sign_up', function (req, res) {
     }
   }).then(([user, created]) => {
       if (!created) {
-        let errors = [];
-        errors.push('User Exist!' );
-        res.render('signup', { errors });
+        // let errors = [];
+        // errors.push('User Exist!' );
+        res.status(409).json({ error: 'User Exist!' });
       }
       else {
         bcrypt.genSalt(10, (err, salt) =>
@@ -52,7 +51,8 @@ router.post('/sign_up', function (req, res) {
 
         
         console.log(user);
-        return res.render('./signup_success', { title: 'Express' });
+        return res.status(201).json({ user });
+
       }
 
     });
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ router.post('/sign_up', function (req, res) {
 
 
 router.get('/login', function (req, res, next) {
-  res.render('signup_success', { title: 'Express' });
+  res.status(200).json({ message: 'Signup successful'});
 });
 
 router.post('/login', function (req, res, next) {
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ router.post('/login', function (req, res, next) {
 
 
 router.get('/logout', function (req, res) {
-  req.logout();
-  res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
+  res.status(200).send({ title: 'Express' });
 });