diff --git a/src/components/login.tsx b/src/components/login.tsx
index dea9ac4..4d8e0fb 100644
--- a/src/components/login.tsx
+++ b/src/components/login.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button } from 'primereact/button';
 import { Card } from 'primereact/card';
-import { Configuration, Session } from '../services';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Auth, Configuration, Session } from '../services';
 
 export const Login: React.FC = () => {
-  // reset every old token
-  useEffect(() => Session.reset(), []);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  // check if the known bearer token is still valid
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Auth.tokenIsValid().then((valid) => {
+      if (!valid) {
+        Session.reset();
+        setLoading(false);
+      } else {
+        navigate('/overview');
+      }
+    });
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  if (loading) return <></>;
 
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     const url = [