diff --git a/server/controllers/auth/logout/index.js b/server/controllers/auth/logout/index.js
index 13d945b1..e79ee7c0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/auth/logout/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/auth/logout/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 const logout = (req, res) => {
   req.logout();
-  res.status(200).json({success: true, message: 'you successfully logged out'});
+  const responseObject = {
+    success: true,
+    message: 'you successfully logged out'
+  };
+  res.status(200).json(responseObject);
 };
 
 module.exports = logout;
diff --git a/server/controllers/auth/user/index.js b/server/controllers/auth/user/index.js
index 9e776bbd..7cb1bdd0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/auth/user/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/auth/user/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const user = (req, res) => {
-  if (req.user) {
-    res.status(200).json({success: true, data: req.user});
-  } else {
-    res.status(401).json({success: false, message: 'user is not logged in'});
-  }
+  const responseObject = {
+    success: true,
+    data: req.user,
+  };
+  res.status(200).json(responseObject);
 };
 
 module.exports = user;