diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/index.ts
index a66547ae04..fcbe7d5b6f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/index.ts
@@ -24,29 +24,34 @@ export const useGlobal = (): UseGlobalReturn => {
   const { $state, provide } = useNuxtApp()
 
   /** If state already exists, return it */
-  if ($state) return $state
+  if (typeof $state !== 'undefined') return $state
 
-  const state = $(useGlobalState())
+  const state = useGlobalState()
 
-  const getters = useGlobalGetters($$(state))
+  const getters = useGlobalGetters(state)
 
-  const actions = useGlobalActions($$(state))
+  const actions = useGlobalActions(state)
 
   /** try to refresh token before expiry (5 min before expiry) */
   watch(
-    () => !!(state.jwtPayload && state.jwtPayload.exp && state.jwtPayload.exp - 5 * 60 < state.timestamp / 1000),
+    () =>
+      !!(
+        state.jwtPayload.value &&
+        state.jwtPayload.value.exp &&
+        state.jwtPayload.value.exp - 5 * 60 < state.timestamp.value / 1000
+      ),
     async (expiring) => {
-      if (getters.signedIn.value && state.jwtPayload && expiring) {
+      if (getters.signedIn.value && state.jwtPayload.value && expiring) {
         await actions.refreshToken()
       }
     },
     { immediate: true },
   )
 
-  /** provide a fresh state instance into nuxt app */
-  provide('state', state)
+  const globalState = { ...state, ...getters, ...actions } as UseGlobalReturn
 
-  console.log('provided state')
+  /** provide a fresh state instance into nuxt app */
+  provide('state', globalState)
 
-  return { ...toRefs($$(state)), ...getters, ...actions }
+  return globalState
 }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/middleware/auth.global.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/middleware/auth.global.ts
index e25694244b..00f4cef0f5 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/middleware/auth.global.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/middleware/auth.global.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ import { defineNuxtRouteMiddleware, navigateTo, useNuxtApp } from '#app'
 export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
   const { $state } = useNuxtApp()
 
-  if (!$state) return navigateTo('/')
-
-  console.log($state)
-
   /** if auth is required or unspecified (same as required) and user is not signed in, redirect to signin page */
   if ((to.meta.requiresAuth || typeof to.meta.requiresAuth === 'undefined') && !$state.signedIn.value) {
     return navigateTo('/signin')
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/state.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/state.ts
index 8d189367fc..5dc833fce6 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/state.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/state.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import { useBreakpoints, useDark, useGlobal, watch } from '#imports'
 export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   const state = useGlobal()
 
-  console.log('state', state)
-
   const darkMode = useDark()
 
   /** get current breakpoints (for enabling sidebar) */
@@ -38,6 +36,4 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
 
   /** is initial sidebar open */
   state.sidebarOpen.value = state.signedIn.value && breakpoints.greater('md').value
-
-  nuxtApp.provide('state', state)
 })