--- a/client/src/constants/actionTypes.js	Mon Jun 19 11:56:06 2017 +0200
+++ b/client/src/constants/actionTypes.js	Mon Jun 19 12:32:11 2017 +0200
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
 export const AUTH_LOGIN_REQUEST = 'AUTH_LOGIN_REQUEST';
 export const AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS = 'AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS';
 export const AUTH_LOGIN_ERROR = 'AUTH_LOGIN_ERROR';
+export const AUTH_STORE_TOKEN_ASYNC = 'AUTH_STORE_TOKEN_ASYNC';
+export const AUTH_STORE_TOKEN = 'AUTH_STORE_TOKEN';

--- a/client/src/reducers/authReducer.js	Mon Jun 19 11:56:06 2017 +0200
+++ b/client/src/reducers/authReducer.js	Mon Jun 19 12:32:11 2017 +0200
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 
 export const token = (state = null, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case types.AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS:
-      console.log('token', action.token)
+    case types.AUTH_STORE_TOKEN:
       return action.token;
     default:
       return state;

--- a/client/src/sagas/index.js	Mon Jun 19 11:56:06 2017 +0200
+++ b/client/src/sagas/index.js	Mon Jun 19 12:32:11 2017 +0200
@@ -101,9 +101,14 @@
 function* watchLoginRequest() {
   while (true) {
     try {
+
         const { username, password } = yield take(types.AUTH_LOGIN_REQUEST);
         const response = yield client.post('/api/auth/login/', { username, password });
-        yield put({
+
+        localStorage.setItem('currentUser', JSON.stringify(response.user));
+        localStorage.setItem('token', response.token);
+
+        const actions = [{
           type: types.AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS,
           user: response.user,
           token: response.token,
@@ -112,13 +117,26 @@
               pathname: '/sessions',
             }),
           },
-        });
+        }, {
+          type: types.AUTH_STORE_TOKEN_ASYNC,
+          token: response.token,
+        }];
+
+        yield actions.map(action => put(action))
+
     } catch(e) {
         yield put({ type: types.AUTH_LOGIN_ERROR, error: e });
     }
   }
 }
 
+function* watchStoreToken() {
+  while (true) {
+    const { token } = yield take(types.AUTH_STORE_TOKEN_ASYNC);
+    yield put({ type: types.AUTH_STORE_TOKEN, token });
+  }
+}
+
 // ---
 
 export default function* rootSaga() {
@@ -130,5 +148,6 @@
     watchUpdateSession(),
     watchLoginSubmit(),
     watchLoginRequest(),
+    watchStoreToken(),
   ])
 }

--- a/client/src/store/configureStore.js	Mon Jun 19 11:56:06 2017 +0200
+++ b/client/src/store/configureStore.js	Mon Jun 19 12:32:11 2017 +0200
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@
 import createSagaMiddleware from 'redux-saga'
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
 
+const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
+const currentUser = localStorage.getItem('currentUser');
+
 const defaultState = {
   currentSession: null,
   sessions: Immutable.List([]),
   notes: Immutable.List([]),
-  isAuthenticated: false,
-  currentUser: null,
-  token: null,
+  isAuthenticated: token !== null,
+  currentUser: currentUser ? JSON.parse(currentUser) : null,
+  token: token,
   login: {
     loading: false,
     success: false,