diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/login-modal/src/lib/login-modal.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/login-modal/src/lib/login-modal.tsx
index 0d7fbbadae..c071dd7cf2 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/login-modal/src/lib/login-modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/login-modal/src/lib/login-modal.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
 import { faDiscord } from "@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons";
 import { IsDesktopApp } from "@storyteller/tauri-utils";
+import { CheckSoraSession, SoraSessionState } from "@storyteller/tauri-api";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 
 interface LoginModalProps {
@@ -29,15 +30,11 @@ export function LoginModal({
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const totalSteps = 3;
 
-  const checkSession = async () => {
-    // Return the current session state
-    return hasSession;
-  };
-
   // Check session on component mount
   useEffect(() => {
     const initSession = async () => {
-      const sessionExists = await checkSession();
+      const result = await CheckSoraSession();
+      const sessionExists = result.state === SoraSessionState.Valid;
       if (!sessionExists) {
         setIsOpen(true);
         setStep(1);
@@ -61,7 +58,8 @@ export function LoginModal({
           // Add 3 second delay before setting session to true
           await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
           setHasSession(true);
-          const sessionExists = await checkSession();
+          const result = await CheckSoraSession();
+          const sessionExists = result.state === SoraSessionState.Valid;
           if (sessionExists) {
             setStep(step + 1);
           }
@@ -169,9 +167,9 @@ export function LoginModal({
               alt="OpenAI Logo"
               className="w-72 h-72 mx-auto grow"
             />
-            <div>
+            {/*<div>
               <Button onClick={() => handleClose()}>Cancel (temporary)</Button>
-            </div>
+            </div>*/}
           </div>
         );
       case 3:
diff --git a/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/index.ts b/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/index.ts
index a858878488..1f690c6e9e 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 
 export * from './lib/settings/GetAppPreferences.js';
+export * from './lib/sora/CheckSoraSession.js';
diff --git a/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/lib/sora/CheckSoraSession.ts b/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/lib/sora/CheckSoraSession.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d9b5831d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/libs/tauri-api/src/lib/sora/CheckSoraSession.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+
+export interface CheckSoraSessionResult {
+  state: SoraSessionState,
+  maybe_account_email?: string,
+}
+
+export enum SoraSessionState {
+  NotSetUp = "not_set_up",
+  ExpiredOrError = "expired_or_error",
+  Valid = "valid",
+}
+
+export const CheckSoraSession = async () : Promise<CheckSoraSessionResult> => {
+  let result = await invoke("check_sora_session_command");
+  console.log(">>> sora result", result);
+  return (result as CheckSoraSessionResult);
+}