diff --git a/result-extended/src/lib.rs b/result-extended/src/lib.rs
index dc8736a..e4aba62 100644
--- a/result-extended/src/lib.rs
+++ b/result-extended/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<A, E, FE> ResultExt<A, E, FE> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Convert from a normal `Result` type to a `Result` type. The error condition for a `Result` will
+/// Convert from a normal `Result` type to a `ResultExt` type. The error condition for a `Result` will
 /// be treated as `Result::Err`, never `Result::Fatal`.
 impl<A, E, FE> From<std::result::Result<A, E>> for ResultExt<A, E, FE> {
     fn from(r: std::result::Result<A, E>) -> Self {
diff --git a/visions/server/migrations/01-charsheet/up.sql b/visions/server/migrations/01-charsheet/up.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f538ec..0000000
--- a/visions/server/migrations/01-charsheet/up.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-CREATE TABLE games(
-    uuid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    name TEXT
-);
-
-CREATE TABLE characters(
-    uuid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    game TEXT,
-    data TEXT,
-
-    FOREIGN KEY(game) REFERENCES games(uuid)
-);
diff --git a/visions/server/migrations/02-users/up.sql b/visions/server/migrations/01-initial-db/up.sql
similarity index 53%
rename from visions/server/migrations/02-users/up.sql
rename to visions/server/migrations/01-initial-db/up.sql
index e8043e8..3e822af 100644
--- a/visions/server/migrations/02-users/up.sql
+++ b/visions/server/migrations/01-initial-db/up.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ CREATE TABLE users(
     enabled BOOLEAN
 );
 
+CREATE TABLE games(
+    uuid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name TEXT
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE characters(
+    uuid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    game TEXT,
+    data TEXT,
+
+    FOREIGN KEY(game) REFERENCES games(uuid)
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE roles(
     user_id TEXT,
     game_id TEXT,
@@ -14,3 +27,6 @@ CREATE TABLE roles(
     FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(uuid),
     FOREIGN KEY(game_id) REFERENCES games(uuid)
 );
+
+INSERT INTO users VALUES ("admin", "admin", "", true, true);
+
diff --git a/visions/server/src/core.rs b/visions/server/src/core.rs
index 158be86..f86e8ec 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/core.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/core.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_std::sync::RwLock;
 use mime::Mime;
-use result_extended::{fatal, ok, ResultExt};
+use result_extended::{fatal, ok, return_error, ResultExt};
+use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender};
+use typeshare::typeshare;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -18,6 +20,12 @@ const DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR: RGB = RGB {
     blue: 0xbb,
 };
 
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize)]
+#[typeshare]
+pub struct Status {
+    admin_enabled: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct WebsocketClient {
     sender: Option<UnboundedSender<Message>>,
@@ -51,6 +59,27 @@ impl Core {
         })))
     }
 
+    pub async fn status(&self) -> ResultExt<Status, AppError, FatalError> {
+        let mut state = self.0.write().await;
+        let admin_user = match return_error!(state
+            .db
+            .user(UserId::from("admin"))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| AppError::Inaccessible("database stopped responding".to_owned())))
+        {
+            Some(admin_user) => admin_user,
+            None => {
+                return ok(Status {
+                    admin_enabled: false,
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        ok(Status {
+            admin_enabled: !admin_user.password.is_empty(),
+        })
+    }
+
     pub async fn register_client(&self) -> String {
         let mut state = self.0.write().await;
         let uuid = Uuid::new_v4().simple().to_string();
diff --git a/visions/server/src/database.rs b/visions/server/src/database.rs
index be4b75b..144c576 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/database.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/database.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use include_dir::{include_dir, Dir};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use result_extended::{error, fatal, ok, return_error, ResultExt};
-use rusqlite::{types::{FromSql, FromSqlResult, ValueRef}, Connection};
+use rusqlite::{
+    types::{FromSql, FromSqlResult, ValueRef},
+    Connection,
+};
 use rusqlite_migration::Migrations;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 enum Request {
     Charsheet(CharacterId),
     Games,
+    User(UserId),
     Users,
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ struct DatabaseRequest {
 enum DatabaseResponse {
     Charsheet(Option<CharsheetRow>),
     Games(Vec<GameRow>),
+    User(Option<UserRow>),
     Users(Vec<UserRow>),
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +184,11 @@ pub struct CharsheetRow {
 
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait Database: Send + Sync {
+    async fn user(
+        &mut self,
+        _: UserId,
+    ) -> result_extended::ResultExt<Option<UserRow>, Error, FatalError>;
+
     async fn users(&mut self) -> result_extended::ResultExt<Vec<UserRow>, Error, FatalError>;
 
     async fn games(&mut self) -> result_extended::ResultExt<Vec<GameRow>, Error, FatalError>;
@@ -193,6 +203,7 @@ pub struct DiskDb {
     conn: Connection,
 }
 
+/*
 fn setup_test_database(conn: &Connection) -> Result<(), FatalError> {
     let mut gamecount_stmt = conn.prepare("SELECT count(*) FROM games").unwrap();
     let mut count = gamecount_stmt.query([]).unwrap();
@@ -236,6 +247,7 @@ fn setup_test_database(conn: &Connection) -> Result<(), FatalError> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+*/
 
 impl DiskDb {
     pub fn new<P>(path: Option<P>) -> Result<Self, FatalError>
@@ -251,30 +263,36 @@ impl DiskDb {
             .to_latest(&mut conn)
             .map_err(|err| FatalError::DatabaseMigrationFailure(format!("{}", err)))?;
 
-        setup_test_database(&conn)?;
+        // setup_test_database(&conn)?;
 
         Ok(DiskDb { conn })
     }
 
     fn users(&self) -> Result<Vec<UserRow>, FatalError> {
-        let mut stmt = self.conn.prepare("SELECT * FROM USERS")
+        let mut stmt = self
+            .conn
+            .prepare("SELECT * FROM users")
             .map_err(|err| FatalError::ConstructQueryFailure(format!("{}", err)))?;
-        let items = stmt.query_map([], |row| {
-            Ok(UserRow {
-                id: row.get(0).unwrap(),
-                name: row.get(1).unwrap(),
-                password: row.get(2).unwrap(),
-                admin: row.get(3).unwrap(),
-                enabled: row.get(4).unwrap(),
+        let items = stmt
+            .query_map([], |row| {
+                Ok(UserRow {
+                    id: row.get(0).unwrap(),
+                    name: row.get(1).unwrap(),
+                    password: row.get(2).unwrap(),
+                    admin: row.get(3).unwrap(),
+                    enabled: row.get(4).unwrap(),
+                })
             })
-        }).unwrap().collect::<Result<Vec<UserRow>, rusqlite::Error>>().unwrap();
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<UserRow>, rusqlite::Error>>()
+            .unwrap();
         Ok(items)
     }
 
     fn user(&self, id: UserId) -> Result<Option<UserRow>, FatalError> {
         let mut stmt = self
             .conn
-            .prepare("SELECT uuid, name, password, admin, enabled WHERE uuid=?")
+            .prepare("SELECT uuid, name, password, admin, enabled FROM users WHERE uuid=?")
             .map_err(|err| FatalError::ConstructQueryFailure(format!("{}", err)))?;
         let items: Vec<UserRow> = stmt
             .query_map([id.as_str()], |row| {
@@ -329,11 +347,7 @@ impl DiskDb {
         }
     }
 
-    fn save_game(
-        &self,
-        game_id: Option<GameId>,
-        name: &str,
-    ) -> Result<GameId, FatalError> {
+    fn save_game(&self, game_id: Option<GameId>, name: &str) -> Result<GameId, FatalError> {
         match game_id {
             None => {
                 let game_id = GameId::new();
@@ -341,19 +355,15 @@ impl DiskDb {
                     .conn
                     .prepare("INSERT INTO games VALUES (?, ?)")
                     .map_err(|err| FatalError::ConstructQueryFailure(format!("{}", err)))?;
-                stmt.execute((game_id.as_str(), name))
-                    .unwrap();
+                stmt.execute((game_id.as_str(), name)).unwrap();
                 Ok(game_id)
             }
             Some(game_id) => {
                 let mut stmt = self
                     .conn
-                    .prepare(
-                        "UPDATE games SET name=? WHERE uuid=?",
-                    )
+                    .prepare("UPDATE games SET name=? WHERE uuid=?")
                     .map_err(|err| FatalError::ConstructQueryFailure(format!("{}", err)))?;
-                stmt.execute((name, game_id.as_str()))
-                    .unwrap();
+                stmt.execute((name, game_id.as_str())).unwrap();
                 Ok(game_id)
             }
         }
@@ -432,6 +442,15 @@ async fn db_handler(db: DiskDb, requestor: Receiver<DatabaseRequest>) {
             Request::Games => {
                 unimplemented!();
             }
+            Request::User(uid) => {
+                let user = db.user(uid);
+                match user {
+                    Ok(user) => {
+                        tx.send(DatabaseResponse::User(user)).await.unwrap();
+                    }
+                    err => panic!("{:?}", err),
+                }
+            }
             Request::Users => {
                 let users = db.users();
                 match users {
@@ -469,6 +488,26 @@ impl DbConn {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl Database for DbConn {
+    async fn user(&mut self, uid: UserId) -> ResultExt<Option<UserRow>, Error, FatalError> {
+        let (tx, rx) = bounded::<DatabaseResponse>(1);
+
+        let request = DatabaseRequest {
+            tx,
+            req: Request::User(uid),
+        };
+
+        match self.conn.send(request).await {
+            Ok(()) => (),
+            Err(_) => return fatal(FatalError::DatabaseConnectionLost),
+        };
+
+        match rx.recv().await {
+            Ok(DatabaseResponse::User(user)) => ok(user),
+            Ok(_) => fatal(FatalError::MessageMismatch),
+            Err(_) => error(Error::NoResponse),
+        }
+    }
+
     async fn users(&mut self) -> ResultExt<Vec<UserRow>, Error, FatalError> {
         let (tx, rx) = bounded::<DatabaseResponse>(1);
 
@@ -559,9 +598,7 @@ mod test {
         assert_matches!(db.character(CharacterId::from("1")), Ok(None));
 
         let js: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(soren).unwrap();
-        let soren_id = db
-            .save_character(None, game_id, js.clone())
-            .unwrap();
+        let soren_id = db.save_character(None, game_id, js.clone()).unwrap();
         assert_matches!(db.character(soren_id).unwrap(), Some(CharsheetRow{ data, .. }) => assert_eq!(js, data));
     }
 
diff --git a/visions/server/src/handlers.rs b/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
index 548eba6..5f43c1f 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/handlers.rs
@@ -56,11 +56,23 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+pub async fn handle_server_status(core: Core) -> impl Reply {
+    handler(async move {
+        let status = return_error!(core.status().await);
+        ok(Response::builder()
+            .header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+            .body(serde_json::to_vec(&status).unwrap())
+            .unwrap())
+    })
+    .await
+}
+
 pub async fn handle_file(core: Core, asset_id: AssetId) -> impl Reply {
     handler(async move {
         let (mime, bytes) = return_error!(core.get_asset(asset_id).await);
         ok(Response::builder()
-            .header("application-type", mime.to_string())
+            .header("content-type", mime.to_string())
             .body(bytes)
             .unwrap())
     })
diff --git a/visions/server/src/main.rs b/visions/server/src/main.rs
index 71376ff..2f3a868 100644
--- a/visions/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/visions/server/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use asset_db::{AssetId, FsAssets};
 use authdb::AuthError;
 use database::DbConn;
 use handlers::{
-    handle_available_images, handle_connect_websocket, handle_file, handle_get_charsheet, handle_get_users, handle_register_client, handle_set_background_image, handle_unregister_client, RegisterRequest
+    handle_available_images, handle_connect_websocket, handle_file, handle_get_charsheet, handle_get_users, handle_register_client, handle_server_status, handle_set_background_image, handle_unregister_client, RegisterRequest
 };
 use warp::{
     // header,
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ pub async fn main() {
     let core = core::Core::new(FsAssets::new(PathBuf::from("/home/savanni/Pictures")), conn);
     let log = warp::log("visions::api");
 
+    let server_status = warp::path!("api" / "v1" / "status")
+        .and(warp::get())
+        .then({
+            let core = core.clone();
+            move || handle_server_status(core.clone())
+        });
+
     let route_image = warp::path!("api" / "v1" / "image" / String)
         .and(warp::get())
         .then({
@@ -174,7 +181,8 @@ pub async fn main() {
             move |charid| handle_get_charsheet(core.clone(), charid)
         });
 
-    let filter = route_register_client
+    let filter = server_status
+        .or(route_register_client)
         .or(route_unregister_client)
         .or(route_websocket)
         .or(route_image)
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/App.tsx b/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
index 635f326..59220e2 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { PlayerView } from './views/PlayerView/PlayerView';
 import { Admin } from './views/Admin/Admin';
 import Candela from './plugins/Candela';
 import { Authentication } from './views/Authentication/Authentication';
+import { StateProvider } from './components/StateProvider';
 
 const TEST_CHARSHEET_UUID = "12df9c09-1f2f-4147-8eda-a97bd2a7a803";
 
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ const App = ({ client }: AppProps) => {
         createBrowserRouter([
             {
                 path: "/",
-                element: websocketUrl ? <WebsocketProvider websocketUrl={websocketUrl}> <Authentication client={client}> <PlayerView client={client} /> </Authentication> </WebsocketProvider> : <div> </div>
+                element: <StateProvider client={client}> <Authentication> <PlayerView client={client} /> </Authentication> </StateProvider>
+
             },
             {
                 path: "/gm",
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/client.ts b/visions/ui/src/client.ts
index 3b8473f..4656c55 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/client.ts
+++ b/visions/ui/src/client.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export class Client {
         this.base = new URL("http://localhost:8001");
     }
 
+    status() {
+        const url = new URL(this.base);
+        url.pathname = `/api/v1/status`;
+        return fetch(url).then((response) => response.json());
+    }
+
     registerWebsocket() {
         const url = new URL(this.base);
         url.pathname = `api/v1/client`;
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx b/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
index 0d9f1fb..990b0ba 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/components/StateProvider.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import React, { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
-import { Tabletop } from "visions-types";
+import React, { createContext, PropsWithChildren, useCallback, useEffect, useReducer } from "react";
+import { Status, Tabletop } from "visions-types";
+import { Client } from "../client";
 import { assertNever } from "../plugins/Candela";
 
 type AuthState = { type: "NoAdmin" } | { type: "Unauthed" } | { type: "Authed", username: string };
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type TabletopState = {
 }
 
 type StateAction = { type: "SetAuthState", state: AuthState }
-                   | { type: "HandleMessage" };
+    | { type: "HandleMessage" };
 
 const initialState = (): TabletopState => (
     {
@@ -21,12 +22,27 @@ const initialState = (): TabletopState => (
 
 export const AppContext = createContext<TabletopState>(initialState());
 
-interface StateProviderProps { }
+interface StateProviderProps { client: Client; }
 
-export const StateProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<StateProviderProps>) => {
+export const StateProvider = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<StateProviderProps>) => {
+    console.log("StateProvider");
     const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(stateReducer, initialState());
 
-    return <AppContext.Provider value={initialState()}>
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log("useCallback");
+        client.status().then((status: Status) => {
+            console.log("status: ", status);
+            if (status.admin_enabled) {
+                dispatch({ type: "SetAuthState", state: { type: "Unauthed" } });
+            } else {
+                dispatch({ type: "SetAuthState", state: { type: "NoAdmin" } });
+            }
+        })
+    },
+        [client]
+    );
+
+    return <AppContext.Provider value={state}>
         {children}
     </AppContext.Provider>;
 }
diff --git a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
index 0315a8e..743ca1b 100644
--- a/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
+++ b/visions/ui/src/views/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-import React, { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Client } from '../../client';
+import React, { PropsWithChildren, useContext } from 'react';
 import { AppContext } from '../../components/StateProvider';
 import { assertNever } from '../../plugins/Candela';
 import './Authentication.css';
 
 interface AuthenticationProps {
-    client: Client;
 }
 
-export const Authentication = ({ client, children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthenticationProps>) => {
+export const Authentication = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<AuthenticationProps>) => {
     // No admin password set: prompt for the admin password
     // Password set, nobody logged in: prompt for login
     // User logged in: show the children