diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
index 173c12164..71d673075 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
@@ -92,17 +92,16 @@ class Embed extends Component {
   }
 
   render () {
-    console.log(this.props)
     // const rootItemId = this.props.items.assets && Object.keys(this.props.items.assets)[0];
     // const rootItem = this.props.items.assets && this.props.items.assets[rootItemId];
     // const {actions, users, comments} = this.props.items;
 
-    const {isAdmin, showSignInDialog, loggedIn} = this.props.auth;
+    const {loggedIn, isAdmin, user, showSignInDialog, signInOffset} = this.props.auth;
     const {activeTab} = this.state;
 
     // const banned = (this.props.userData.status === 'banned');
 
-    const {loading, asset, currentUser, refetch} = this.props.data;
+    const {loading, asset, refetch} = this.props.data;
 
     // const {status, moderation, closedMessage, charCount, charCountEnable} = asset.settings;
 
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ class Embed extends Component {
             <Tab>Settings</Tab>
             <Tab restricted={!isAdmin}>Configure Stream</Tab>
           </TabBar>
-            {currentUser && <UserBox user={currentUser} logout={this.props.logout} />}
+            {loggedIn && <UserBox user={user} logout={this.props.logout} />}
             <TabContent show={activeTab === 0}>
                 {
                   asset.closedAt === null
@@ -139,28 +138,22 @@ class Embed extends Component {
                          reply={false}
                          currentUser={this.props.auth.user}
                          banned={false}
-                         author={currentUser}
+                         author={user}
                          charCount={asset.settings.charCountEnable && asset.settings.charCount}/>
                      </RestrictedContent>
                      </div>
                    : <p>{asset.settings.closedMessage}</p>
                 }
-                {
-                  !currentUser && <SignInContainer
-                    refetch={refetch}
-                    showSignInDialog={showSignInDialog}/>
-                }
                 <Stream
                   asset={asset}
                   currentUser={currentUser}
                   comments={asset.comments} />
-            {
-             <Notification
-               notifLength={4500}
-               clearNotification={this.props.clearNotification}
-               notification={{text: null}}
-             />
-          }
+                {!loggedIn && <SignInContainer offset={signInOffset}/>}
+                <Notification
+                  notifLength={4500}
+                  clearNotification={this.props.clearNotification}
+                  notification={{text: null}}
+                />
             </TabContent>
              <TabContent show={activeTab === 1}>
                <SettingsContainer
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/queries/streamQuery.graphql b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/queries/streamQuery.graphql
index 7ea7fbdb9..aae62ccd7 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/queries/streamQuery.graphql
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/queries/streamQuery.graphql
@@ -38,9 +38,5 @@ query AssetQuery($asset_url: String!) {
                 ...commentView
             }
         }
-    },
-    currentUser: me {
-        id,
-        displayName
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
index bd14d5f10..0f65e14c2 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
@@ -20,21 +20,17 @@ export const cleanState = () => ({type: actions.CLEAN_STATE});
 // Sign In Actions
 
 const signInRequest = () => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_REQUEST});
-
 const signInSuccess = (user, isAdmin) => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_SUCCESS, user, isAdmin});
 const signInFailure = error => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_FAILURE, error});
 
 export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(signInRequest());
-  return coralApi('/auth/local', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
-    .then((user) => {
-
+  coralApi('/auth/local', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
+    .then(({user}) => {
       const isAdmin = !!user.roles.filter(i => i === 'admin').length;
       dispatch(signInSuccess(user, isAdmin));
-
-      // dispatch(hideSignInDialog());
-
-      // dispatch(addItem(user, 'users'));
+      dispatch(hideSignInDialog());
+      dispatch(addItem(user, 'users'));
     })
     .catch(() => dispatch(signInFailure(lang.t('error.emailPasswordError'))));
 };
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ const signUpFailure = error => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_FAILURE, error});
 export const fetchSignUp = formData => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(signUpRequest());
 
-  return coralApi('/users', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
+  coralApi('/users', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
     .then(({user}) => {
       dispatch(signUpSuccess(user));
       setTimeout(() =>{
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ const forgotPassowordFailure = () => ({type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_FAILU
 
 export const fetchForgotPassword = email => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(forgotPassowordRequest(email));
-  return coralApi('/account/password/reset', {method: 'POST', body: {email}})
+  coralApi('/account/password/reset', {method: 'POST', body: {email}})
     .then(() => dispatch(forgotPassowordSuccess()))
     .catch(error => dispatch(forgotPassowordFailure(error)));
 };
@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ const logOutFailure = () => ({type: actions.LOGOUT_FAILURE});
 
 export const logout = () => dispatch => {
   dispatch(logOutRequest());
-  return coralApi('/auth', {method: 'DELETE'})
+  coralApi('/auth', {method: 'DELETE'})
     .then(() => dispatch(logOutSuccess()))
     .catch(error => dispatch(logOutFailure(error)));
 };
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ const checkLoginFailure = error => ({type: actions.CHECK_LOGIN_FAILURE, error});
 
 export const checkLogin = () => dispatch => {
   dispatch(checkLoginRequest());
-  return coralApi('/auth')
+  coralApi('/auth')
     .then((result) => {
       if (!result.user) {
         throw new Error('Not logged in');
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js b/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
index 9f97a14c7..07f82a849 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
@@ -121,12 +121,7 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
 
   handleSignIn(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    this.props.fetchSignIn(this.state.formData)
-
-    // Using refetch to get data after the user has logged in.
-    // This is the equivalent of a page reload, we may want to use a more speficic mustation here.
-    // Also, we may want to find a way for this logic to live elsewhere.
-      .then(() => this.props.refetch());
+    this.props.fetchSignIn(this.state.formData);
   }
 
   handleClose() {