diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
index 759140a2..57506b40 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
@@ -533,12 +533,11 @@ class WrenchApi extends BaseController
                 $call_backend = false;
                 $local_out["status_msg"] = "invalid_session_msg";
                 $local_out['internal_return'] = PHP_INVALID_SESSION;
-                return json_encode( $local_out  );
+                log_message('critical', "***** ***** wrenchboard_api-CALL sessionCheck FAIL".serialize($local_out) );
+                return json_encode( $local_out );
             }
         }
 
-
-
         if ( $call_backend ==  true  && $in["action"] !='' ){
             $wrenchboard = new  \App\Models\BackendModel();
             $ret = $wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);