diff --git a/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorizaion.test.js b/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorizaion.test.js
index 98b497f886..8374198fc5 100644
--- a/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorizaion.test.js
+++ b/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorizaion.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* global describe xdescribe it expect */
 import { isWhiteListedPath } from './jwt-authorization';
 
 describe('jwt-authorization', () => {
@@ -25,5 +26,5 @@ describe('jwt-authorization', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  xdescribe('authorizeByJWT')
+  xdescribe('authorizeByJWT');
 });
diff --git a/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorization.js b/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorization.js
index 5491cb68a2..06f88fed05 100644
--- a/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorization.js
+++ b/api-server/server/middlewares/jwt-authorization.js
@@ -12,75 +12,69 @@ const apiProxyRE = /^\/internal\/|^\/external\//;
 const newsShortLinksRE = /^\/internal\/n\/|^\/internal\/p\?/;
 const loopbackAPIPathRE = /^\/internal\/api\//;
 
-const _whiteListREs = [
-  newsShortLinksRE,
-  loopbackAPIPathRE
-];
+const _whiteListREs = [newsShortLinksRE, loopbackAPIPathRE];
 
-export function isWhiteListedPath(path, whiteListREs= _whiteListREs) {
-  return whiteListREs.some(re => re.test(path))
+export function isWhiteListedPath(path, whiteListREs = _whiteListREs) {
+  return whiteListREs.some(re => re.test(path));
 }
 
+export default () =>
+  function authorizeByJWT(req, res, next) {
+    const { path } = req;
+    if (apiProxyRE.test(path) && !isWhiteListedPath(path)) {
+      const cookie =
+        (req.signedCookies && req.signedCookies['jwt_access_token']) ||
+        (req.cookie && req.cookie['jwt_access_token']);
 
-export default () => function authorizeByJWT(req, res, next) {
-  const { path } = req;
-  if (apiProxyRE.test(path) && !isWhiteListedPath(path)) {
-    const cookie = req.signedCookies && req.signedCookies['jwt_access_token'] ||
-      req.cookie && req.cookie['jwt_access_token'];
-
-    if (!cookie) {
-      throw wrapHandledError(
-        new Error('Access token is required for this request'),
-        {
-          type: 'info',
-          redirect: `${homeLocation}/signin`,
-          message: 'Access token is required for this request',
-          status: 403
-        }
-      );
-    }
-    let token;
-    try {
-      token = jwt.verify(cookie, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
-    } catch (err) {
-      throw wrapHandledError(
-        new Error(err.message),
-        {
+      if (!cookie) {
+        throw wrapHandledError(
+          new Error('Access token is required for this request'),
+          {
+            type: 'info',
+            redirect: `${homeLocation}/signin`,
+            message: 'Access token is required for this request',
+            status: 403
+          }
+        );
+      }
+      let token;
+      try {
+        token = jwt.verify(cookie, process.env.JWT_SECRET);
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw wrapHandledError(new Error(err.message), {
           type: 'info',
           redirect: `${homeLocation}/signin`,
           message: 'Your access token is invalid',
           status: 403
-        }
-      );
-    }
-    const { accessToken: {created, ttl, userId }} = token;
-    const valid = isBefore(Date.now(), Date.parse(created) + ttl);
-    if (!valid) {
-      throw wrapHandledError(
-        new Error('Access token is no longer vaild'),
-        {
+        });
+      }
+      const {
+        accessToken: { created, ttl, userId }
+      } = token;
+      const valid = isBefore(Date.now(), Date.parse(created) + ttl);
+      if (!valid) {
+        throw wrapHandledError(new Error('Access token is no longer vaild'), {
           type: 'info',
           redirect: `${homeLocation}/signin`,
           message: 'Access token is no longer vaild',
           status: 403
-        }
-      );
+        });
+      }
+      if (!req.user) {
+        const User = loopback.getModelByType('User');
+        return User.findById(userId)
+          .then(user => {
+            if (user) {
+              user.points = user.progressTimestamps.length;
+              req.user = user;
+            }
+            return;
+          })
+          .then(next)
+          .catch(next);
+      } else {
+        return next();
+      }
     }
-    if (!req.user) {
-      const User = loopback.getModelByType('User');
-      return User.findById(userId)
-        .then(user => {
-          if (user) {
-            user.points = user.progressTimestamps.length;
-            req.user = user;
-          }
-          return;
-        })
-        .then(next)
-        .catch(next);
-    } else {
-      return next();
-    }
-  }
-  return next();
-};
+    return next();
+  };
diff --git a/client/src/utils/ajax.js b/client/src/utils/ajax.js
index 84a69a9ed1..6a753ecb51 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/ajax.js
+++ b/client/src/utils/ajax.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 
-const base = `/internal`;
+const base = '/internal';
 
 function get(path) {
   return axios.get(`${base}${path}`);
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export function getArticleById(shortId) {
 
 /** POST **/
 
-
 export function postReportUser(body) {
   return post('/user/report-user', body);
 }