diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index 053c810964..1ae27630a1 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
       }
     },
     "switch-configuration": {
-      "title":"Show"
+      "title": "Show"
     },
     "view-switch": {
       "show-list": "Show as list",
@@ -930,7 +930,8 @@
       "forgot-password": "Have you forgotten your password?",
       "new-user": "New user? Click here to register.",
       "password": "Password",
-      "submit": "Log in"
+      "submit": "Log in",
+      "ssoLogin": "Shibboleth"
     }
   },
   "logout": {
@@ -980,7 +981,7 @@
     "no-results": "No {{ type }} found"
   },
   "submission": {
-    "general":{
+    "general": {
       "cannot_submit": "You have not the privilege to make a new submission.",
       "deposit": "Deposit",
       "discard": {
@@ -1002,10 +1003,8 @@
       "title": "Edit Submission"
     },
     "mydspace": {
-
     },
     "sections": {
-
       "general": {
         "add-more": "Add more",
         "no-sections": "No options available",
@@ -1030,7 +1029,6 @@
       "submit.progressbar.license": "Deposit license",
       "submit.progressbar.cclicense": "Creative commons license",
       "submit.progressbar.detect-duplicate": "Potential duplicates",
-
       "upload": {
         "no-entry": "No",
         "no-file-uploaded": "No file uploaded yet.",
@@ -1096,7 +1094,6 @@
           "reject_help": "If you have reviewed the item and found it is <strong>not</strong> suitable for inclusion in the collection, select \"Reject\".  You will then be asked to enter a message indicating why the item is unsuitable, and whether the submitter should change something and resubmit.",
           "return": "Return to pool",
           "return_help": "Return the task to the pool so that another user may perform the task."
-
         },
         "pool": {
           "claim": "Claim",
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts
index a3e3da6973..806ebc6a6b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.interceptor.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ export class AuthInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
             // console.log('error: ', error);
             let location = '';
             if (error.headers.get('www-authenticate') != null && error.headers.get('www-authenticate').includes('shibboleth realm')) {
+
               location = this.getShibbUrlFromHeader(error.headers);
+              console.log('shibb url from header: ', location);
             }
             // Create a new HttpResponse and return it, so it can be handle properly by AuthService.
             const authResponse = new HttpResponse({
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
index e9281321f1..f39421f1b1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
 
       // next three cases are used by shibboleth login
     case AuthActionTypes.RETRIEVE_AUTH_METHODS:
+      console.log(' case AuthActionTypes.RETRIEVE_AUTH_METHODS');
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         loading: true
       });
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/models/auth-shibb.model.ts b/src/app/core/auth/models/auth-shibb.model.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1375baf09b..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/auth/models/auth-shibb.model.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export class AuthShibbModel {
-  host: string;
-  target: string;
-  startShibSessionUrl: string; // as configured in backend
-}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
index 5d2b2cab36..6757274a21 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 
   <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-3" type="submit"
           [disabled]="!form.valid">{{"login.form.submit" | translate}}</button>
-
+  <br>
   <div *ngIf="(hasSsoLoginUrl | async)">
-    <div class="text-center mt-2"><span class="align-middle">{{"login.form.or-divider" | translate}}</span></div>
+    <!--<div class="text-center mt-2"><span class="align-middle">{{"login.form.or-divider" | translate}}</span></div>-->
     <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" [href]="(ssoLoginUrl | async)"
        role="button">{{"login.form.ssoLogin" | translate}}</a>
   </div>