diff --git a/server/config.ts b/server/config.ts
index 13c684a5..dc7aaa00 100644
--- a/server/config.ts
+++ b/server/config.ts
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_INTERNAL_API_BASE_URL = new URL(
     "/api/v1",
     `http://${parsedConfig.data.server.internal_hostname}:${parsedConfig.data.server.external_port}`,
 ).href;
+process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_NAME = parsedConfig.data.app.name;
 
 export default parsedConfig.data;
diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index a7a57eb9..5bb52ea2 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import "./globals.css";
 import { Roboto } from "next/font/google";
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-    title: "Pangolin",
+    title: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_NAME,
     description: "",
 };
 
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 0de05fec..aa37a67c 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ export default async function Page() {
         redirect("/auth/login");
     }
 
+    console.log(user);
+
     return (
         <>
             <LandingProvider user={user}>
-                <p>You are logged in!</p>
+                <p>Logged in as {user.email}</p>
             </LandingProvider>
         </>
     );
diff --git a/src/contexts/userContext.ts b/src/contexts/userContext.ts
index 7c46ffc1..97389c1c 100644
--- a/src/contexts/userContext.ts
+++ b/src/contexts/userContext.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { GetUserResponse } from "@server/routers/user";
 import { createContext } from "react";
 
-export const UserContext = createContext<boolean | null>(null);
+export const UserContext = createContext<GetUserResponse | null>(null);
diff --git a/src/lib/verifySession.ts b/src/lib/verifySession.ts
index f6914a14..13319bde 100644
--- a/src/lib/verifySession.ts
+++ b/src/lib/verifySession.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 import { internal } from "@app/api";
+import { GetUserResponse } from "@server/routers/user";
+import { AxiosResponse } from "axios";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 
-export async function verifySession() {
+export async function verifySession(): Promise<GetUserResponse | null> {
     const sessionId = cookies().get("session")?.value ?? null;
 
     try {
-        await internal.get("/user", {
-            headers: {
-                Cookie: `session=${sessionId}`
-            }
-        });
-        return true;
+        const res = await internal.get<AxiosResponse<GetUserResponse>>(
+            "/user",
+            {
+                headers: {
+                    Cookie: `session=${sessionId}`,
+                },
+            },
+        );
+
+        return res.data.data;
     } catch {
-        return false
+        return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/providers/LandingProvider.tsx b/src/providers/LandingProvider.tsx
index de71fea8..fa745e53 100644
--- a/src/providers/LandingProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/LandingProvider.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { UserContext } from "@app/contexts/userContext";
+import { GetUserResponse } from "@server/routers/user";
 import { ReactNode } from "react";
 
 type LandingProviderProps = {
-    user: boolean ;
+    user: GetUserResponse;
     children: ReactNode;
 };