diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
index c79f250e09..b0343e2dc8 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.actions.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {AuthTokenInfo} from './models/auth-token-info.model';
 
 export const AuthActionTypes = {
   AUTHENTICATE: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATE'),
-  SHIBB_LOGIN: type('dspace/auth/SHIBB_LOGIN'),
+  GET_JWT_AFTER_SHIBB_LOGIN: type('dspace/auth/GET_JWT_AFTER_SHIBB_LOGIN'),
   AUTHENTICATE_ERROR: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATE_ERROR'),
   AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS'),
   AUTHENTICATED: type('dspace/auth/AUTHENTICATED'),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class AuthenticateAction implements Action {
  * @implements {Action}
  */
 export class GetJWTafterShibbLoginAction implements Action {
-  public type: string = AuthActionTypes.SHIBB_LOGIN;
+  public type: string = AuthActionTypes.GET_JWT_AFTER_SHIBB_LOGIN;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
index 40d46944a7..eb7bdaf42c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
    */
   @Effect()
   public shibbLogin$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$.pipe(
-    ofType(AuthActionTypes.SHIBB_LOGIN),
+    ofType(AuthActionTypes.GET_JWT_AFTER_SHIBB_LOGIN),
     switchMap((action: GetJWTafterShibbLoginAction) => {
       return this.authService.startShibbAuth().pipe(
         take(1),
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
index f39421f1b1..745a8debe3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function authReducer(state: any = initialState, action: AuthActions): Aut
         info: undefined
       });
 
-    case AuthActionTypes.SHIBB_LOGIN:
+    case AuthActionTypes.GET_JWT_AFTER_SHIBB_LOGIN:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         error: undefined,
         loading: true,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
index 7046eb3a7e..a4c1cb9e87 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
        role="button">{{"login.form.ssoLogin" | translate}}</a>
   </div>
 
+
+  <!--Change href to "https://dspace.hostname/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=https://dspace.hostname/shibboleth"
+   to make this work with your Shibboleth IdentityProvider and Service Provider. dspace.hostname = as in the
+   backend config file "dspace.cfg".  Do not change the following parts of href:
+    "/Shibboleth.sso/Login?target=" and "/shibboleth" at the end of href -->
   <br>
   <div>
       <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2"
@@ -42,17 +47,8 @@
   </div>
 
 
-<!--    <div >
-      <br>
-      <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" (click)="dispatchShibbLoginAction()" role="button">Dispatch Shibb Login</a>
-    </div>-->
 
 
-<!--    <div >
-      <br>
-      <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" (click)="postLoginCall()" role="button">Simple Post Login</a>
-    </div>-->
-
 
   <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
   <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">{{"login.form.new-user" | translate}}</a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts
index 034b7125fe..52fe45e608 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class LogInComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * @method ngOnInit
    */
   public ngOnInit() {
-    console.log('log-in.componetn.ngOnInit() called');
+    console.log('log-in.component.ngOnInit() called');
     // set isAuthenticated
     this.isAuthenticated = this.store.pipe(select(isAuthenticated));
 
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export class LogInComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
 
     // set sso login url
     this.ssoLoginUrl = this.store.pipe(select(getSSOLoginUrl));
+    this.ssoLoginUrl.subscribe((url) => console.log('url after store select: ', url));
 
     // subscribe to success
     this.store.pipe(
@@ -211,34 +212,4 @@ export class LogInComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     this.form.reset();
   }
 
-/*  public postLoginCall() {
-    console.log('postLoginCall() was called');
-    /!*   const email = 'test@test.at';
-       const password = 'test';
-       this.store.dispatch(new AuthenticateAction(email, password));*!/
-    this.http.post('https://fis.tiss.tuwien.ac.at/spring-rest/api/authn/login',
-      {
-        name: 'morpheus',
-        job: 'leader'
-      })
-      .subscribe(
-        (val) => {
-          console.log('POST call successful value returned in body',
-            val);
-        },
-        (response) => {
-          console.log('POST call in error', response);
-        },
-        () => {
-          console.log('The POST observable is now completed.');
-        });
-  }*/
-
-  dispatchShibbLoginAction() {
-    console.log('dispatchShibbLoginAction() was called');
-    // const ssoLoginUrl = 'https://fis.tiss.tuwien.ac.at/Shibboleth.sso/Login'
-    this.store.dispatch(new GetJWTafterShibbLoginAction());
-    // this.store.dispatch(new AuthenticateAction(email, password));
-
-  }
 }