diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 27a12d5..2061045 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "uuid": "^8.3.2",
         "vue": "^3.2.21",
         "vue-imask": "^6.2.2",
+        "vue-request": "^1.2.3",
         "vue-router": "^4.0.12",
         "vue-tsc": "^0.3.0"
       },
@@ -1822,6 +1823,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/vue-request": {
+      "version": "1.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue-request/-/vue-request-1.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yo1KxKpucNZyv/angPv7S8q00MMhFi7mFyITVIIaNMzz6Mu7QrPfP1fIQOoupEqFK+dgbXa8M7/v+7UBPMrCMQ==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "vue": "^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/vue-router": {
       "version": "4.0.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue-router/-/vue-router-4.0.12.tgz",
@@ -3156,6 +3165,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "vue-request": {
+      "version": "1.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue-request/-/vue-request-1.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yo1KxKpucNZyv/angPv7S8q00MMhFi7mFyITVIIaNMzz6Mu7QrPfP1fIQOoupEqFK+dgbXa8M7/v+7UBPMrCMQ==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "vue-router": {
       "version": "4.0.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue-router/-/vue-router-4.0.12.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d7c40f..0f5549a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "vue": "^3.2.21",
     "vue-imask": "^6.2.2",
+    "vue-request": "^1.2.3",
     "vue-router": "^4.0.12",
     "vue-tsc": "^0.3.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/axios/index.ts b/src/axios/index.ts
index 666f2b0..2857eef 100644
--- a/src/axios/index.ts
+++ b/src/axios/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ import axios from 'axios'
 
 export default axios.create({
     baseURL: 'http://localhost:3333/api/v1/'
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
+
+export const apiUrl = 'http://localhost:3333/api/v1/'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/stores/settings/employees-index.ts b/src/stores/settings/employees-index.ts
index 6d1d0b5..ff6a590 100644
--- a/src/stores/settings/employees-index.ts
+++ b/src/stores/settings/employees-index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { useEmployees } from "../employees";
+import { useUser } from "../user";
+import axios from '@/axios'
 import _clone from "lodash/clone";
 import _difference from "lodash/difference";
 import _pull from "lodash/pull";
@@ -40,8 +42,21 @@ export const settingsEmployeesIndex = defineStore({
         *   Persist columnsSelected to API
          */
         async persist() {
-            console.log("persist")
-            console.log(this.columnsSelected)
+            const user = useUser()
+
+            const result = await axios.post('settings',
+            {
+                settings: [
+                    {
+                        key: "employees-index-columns-selected",
+                        value: JSON.stringify(this.columnsSelected)
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                headers: user.header
+            })
+            console.log(result)
         }
     }
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/stores/user.ts b/src/stores/user.ts
index 83926b7..cbbb780 100644
--- a/src/stores/user.ts
+++ b/src/stores/user.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import { useNotifications } from './notifications'
 import { getUnixTime } from 'date-fns'
 import { AxiosError } from 'axios'
 import axios from '@/axios'
+import { apiUrl } from '@/axios'
 import Axios from 'axios'
+import { useRequest } from 'vue-request'
+import { json } from 'stream/consumers'
 
 type AuthSuccResult = {
 	user: string,
@@ -34,21 +37,18 @@ export const useUser = defineStore({
 
     actions: {
         async login(username: string, password: string): 
-            Promise<
-                boolean | 
+                Promise<boolean | 
                 'E_INVALID_AUTH_PASSWORD: Password mis-match' |
-                'E_INVALID_AUTH_UID: User not found'
-            > {
+                'E_INVALID_AUTH_UID: User not found'>
+                {   
         
             const notifications = useNotifications()
-
+ 
             try {
                 const response = await axios.post<AuthSuccResult>('login', {
                     username: username,
                     password: password
                 })
-
-                console.log(response)
             
                 this.isLoggedIn = true
                 this.user = response.data.user
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const useUser = defineStore({
 
                 notifications.add('danger', err as string, -1)
                 return false
-            }
+            } 
             
         },
 
diff --git a/src/views/Login.vue b/src/views/Login.vue
index 5083986..9887d4d 100644
--- a/src/views/Login.vue
+++ b/src/views/Login.vue
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ async function onClick() {
     if(!(await v$.value.$validate())) return
 
     const result = await userStore.login(input.username, input.password)
+
+    console.log("back in login form: "+result)
     
     switch(result) {
         case true: