diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index e38fd315..f3e52f15 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -165,10 +165,11 @@ async def load_authors_all(_, _info, limit: int = 50, offset: int = 0):
 async def get_author(_, _info, slug="", user=None, author_id=None):
     q = None
     if slug or user or author_id:
-        if slug:
+        if slug != "":
             q = select(Author).where(Author.slug == slug)
         elif user:
             q = select(Author).where(Author.user == user)
+            print(f"[resolvers.author] SQL: {q}")
         elif author_id:
             q = select(Author).where(Author.id == author_id)
         q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
diff --git a/services/auth.py b/services/auth.py
index 2f4047d9..3ad7114b 100644
--- a/services/auth.py
+++ b/services/auth.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ async def check_auth(req):
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30.0)) as session:
             async with session.post(AUTH_URL, json=gql) as response:
+                print(response)
                 if response.status != 200:
                     return False, None
                 r = await response.json()