diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts b/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts
index 90bdaa934..039a96822 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ function createAuthentication() {
   async function configure(config: AuthenticationConfig): Promise<void> {
     keycloak = new Keycloak(config)
 
+    console.log("[auth debug] created Keycloak with config")
+    console.log(config)
+    console.log("[auth debug] location: ", window.location.href)
+
     try {
       await keycloak.init({
         onLoad: "login-required",
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ function createAuthentication() {
         pkceMethod: "S256",
         scope: "profile email",
       })
+
+      console.log("[auth debug] initialized Keycloak", keycloak)
     } catch (e) {
       keycloak = undefined
       throw new Error("Failed to initialize authentication", { cause: e })
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.ts b/frontend/src/main.ts
index f57a2e077..27be62469 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/main.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ try {
     .use(router)
     .use(Sentry, { environment: env.name, router })
 
+  console.log("[auth debug] location when creating app: ", window.location.href)
+  console.log("[auth debug] created app")
+
   // Configure authentication
   const auth = useAuthentication()
   await auth.configure({
@@ -36,8 +39,11 @@ try {
     realm: env.authRealm,
   })
 
+  console.log("[auth debug] configured authentication")
+
   // If all initialization succeeds, mount app
   app.mount("#app")
+  console.log("[auth debug] mounted app")
 } catch (e: unknown) {
   // If an error occurs above, catch it here