diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks.server.js b/frontend/src/hooks.server.js
index e228e1c..1bf77d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks.server.js
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks.server.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BASE_API_URI } from "$lib/utils/constants.js";
+import { refreshCookie, userDatesFromRFC3339 } from "$lib/utils/helpers";
 
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Handle} */
 export async function handle({ event, resolve }) {
@@ -30,52 +31,29 @@ export async function handle({ event, resolve }) {
 
   // Check if the server sent a new token
   const newToken = response.headers.get("Set-Cookie");
-  if (newToken) {
-    const match = newToken.match(/jwt=([^;]+)/);
-    if (match) {
-      event.cookies.set("jwt", match[1], {
-        path: "/",
-        httpOnly: true,
-        secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production", // Secure in production
-        sameSite: "lax",
-        maxAge: 5 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 5 days in seconds
-      });
-    }
-  }
+  refreshCookie(newToken, event);
 
-  event.locals.subscriptions = data.subscriptions;
+  userDatesFromRFC3339(data.user);
+
+  const [subscriptionsResponse, licenceCategoriesResponse] = await Promise.all([
+    fetch(`${BASE_API_URI}/backend/membership/subscriptions`, {
+      credentials: "include",
+      headers: { Cookie: `jwt=${jwt}` },
+    }),
+    fetch(`${BASE_API_URI}/backend/licence/categories`, {
+      credentials: "include",
+      headers: { Cookie: `jwt=${jwt}` },
+    }),
+  ]);
+  const [subscriptionsData, licence_categoriesData] = await Promise.all([
+    subscriptionsResponse.json(),
+    licenceCategoriesResponse.json(),
+  ]);
   event.locals.user = data.user;
-  event.locals.licence_categories = data.licence_categories;
-  console.dir(event.locals.user);
-  if (event.locals.user.date_of_birth) {
-    event.locals.user.date_of_birth =
-      event.locals.user.date_of_birth.split("T")[0];
-  }
-  if (event.locals.user.membership) {
-    if (event.locals.user.membership.start_date) {
-      event.locals.user.membership.start_date =
-        event.locals.user.membership.start_date.split("T")[0];
-    }
-    if (event.locals.user.membership.end_date) {
-      event.locals.user.membership.end_date =
-        event.locals.user.membership.end_date.split("T")[0];
-    }
-  }
-  if (event.locals.user.licence?.issued_date) {
-    event.locals.user.licence.issued_date =
-      event.locals.user.licence.issued_date.split("T")[0];
-  }
-  if (event.locals.user.licence?.expiration_date) {
-    event.locals.user.licence.expiration_date =
-      event.locals.user.licence.expiration_date.split("T")[0];
-  }
-  if (
-    event.locals.user.bank_account &&
-    event.locals.user.bank_account.mandate_date_signed
-  ) {
-    event.locals.user.bank_account.mandate_date_signed =
-      event.locals.user.bank_account.mandate_date_signed.split("T")[0];
-  }
+  event.locals.subscriptions = subscriptionsData.subscriptions;
+  event.locals.licence_categories = licence_categoriesData.licence_categories;
+  // console.log("hooks.server: Printing locals:");
+  // console.dir(event.locals);
 
   // load page as normal
   return await resolve(event);
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.js b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.js
index 88edb1d..dfd1601 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('./$types').LayoutLoad} */
 export async function load({ fetch, url, data }) {
-  const { user } = data;
-  return { fetch, url: url.pathname, user };
+  const user = data.user;
+  const subscriptions = data.subscriptions;
+  const licence_categories = data.licence_categories;
+  return { fetch, url: url.pathname, user, subscriptions, licence_categories };
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.server.js b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.server.js
index 6cf562a..c4575fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.server.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.server.js
@@ -1,58 +1,11 @@
 import { BASE_API_URI } from "$lib/utils/constants";
 import { refreshCookie } from "$lib/utils/helpers";
 import { redirect } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import { library } from "$lib/stores/library";
 /** @type {import('./$types').LayoutServerLoad} */
 export async function load({ locals, cookies }) {
-  const jwt = cookies.get("jwt");
-  try {
-    // Fetch subscriptions, and licence categories in parallel
-    const [subscriptionsResponse, licenceCategoriesResponse] =
-      await Promise.all([
-        fetch(`${BASE_API_URI}/backend/membership/subscriptions`, {
-          credentials: "include",
-          headers: { Cookie: `jwt=${jwt}` },
-        }),
-        fetch(`${BASE_API_URI}/backend/licence/categories`, {
-          credentials: "include",
-          headers: { Cookie: `jwt=${jwt}` },
-        }),
-      ]);
-
-    // Check if any of the responses are not ok
-    if (!subscriptionsResponse.ok || !licenceCategoriesResponse.ok) {
-      cookies.delete("jwt", { path: "/" });
-      throw redirect(302, "/");
-    }
-
-    // Parse the JSON responses
-    const [subscriptionsData, licence_categoriesData] = await Promise.all([
-      subscriptionsResponse.json(),
-      licenceCategoriesResponse.json(),
-    ]);
-    // Check if the server sent a new token
-    const newToken =
-      subscriptionsResponse.headers.get("Set-Cookie") == null
-        ? licenceCategoriesResponse.headers.get("Set-Cookie")
-        : subscriptionsResponse.headers.get("Set-Cookie");
-
-    refreshCookie(newToken, null);
-
-    return {
-      user: locals.user,
-      licence_categories: licence_categoriesData.licence_categories,
-      subscriptions: subscriptionsData.subscriptions,
-    };
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error fetching data:", error);
-    // In case of any error, clear the JWT cookie
-    cookies.delete("jwt", { path: "/" });
-    //throw redirect(302, "/");
-  }
-
   return {
     user: locals.user,
-    licence_categories: [],
-    subscriptions: [],
+    licence_categories: locals.licence_categories,
+    subscriptions: locals.subscriptions,
   };
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/auth/about/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/auth/about/[id]/+page.svelte
index aff0fb4..d383b1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/auth/about/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/auth/about/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { t } from "svelte-i18n";
-  import { library } from "$lib/stores/library";
 
   /** @type {import('./$types').ActionData} */
   export let form;
 
-  $: user = $page.data.user;
-
-  $: ({ licence_categories, subscriptions } = $library);
+  $: ({ user, licence_categories, subscriptions } = $page.data);
 
   let showModal = false;