diff --git a/test/client/unit/specs/store/actions/user.js b/test/client/unit/specs/store/actions/user.js
index 5069e04087..38739d8c45 100644
--- a/test/client/unit/specs/store/actions/user.js
+++ b/test/client/unit/specs/store/actions/user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 import generateStore from 'client/store';
 
-describe('tasks actions', () => {
+describe('user actions', () => {
   let store;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/website/client/app.vue b/website/client/app.vue
index 6f05b18552..2d0feaaf89 100644
--- a/website/client/app.vue
+++ b/website/client/app.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-<!-- Entry point component for the entire app -->
-
 <template lang="pug">
 #app
-  app-menu(v-if="userLoggedIn")
-  .container-fluid(v-if="userLoggedIn")
-    app-header
-    router-view
-
-  router-view(v-if="!userLoggedIn")
+  router-view(v-if="!isUserLoggedIn || isStaticPage")
+  template(v-else)
+    #loading-screen.h-100.w-100.d-flex.justify-content-center.align-items-center(v-if="!isUserLoaded")
+      p Loading...
+    template(v-else)
+      app-menu
+      .container-fluid
+        app-header
+        router-view
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import AppMenu from './components/appMenu';
 import AppHeader from './components/appHeader';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { mapState } from 'client/libs/store';
 
 export default {
   name: 'app',
@@ -23,44 +24,32 @@ export default {
   },
   data () {
     return {
-      userLoggedIn: false,
+      isUserLoaded: false,
     };
   },
-  async beforeCreate () {
+  computed: {
+    ...mapState(['isUserLoggedIn']),
+    isStaticPage () {
+      return this.$route.meta.requiresLogin === false ? true : false;
+    },
+  },
+  created () {
     // Setup listener for title
     this.$store.watch(state => state.title, (title) => {
       document.title = title;
     });
 
-    // Mount the app when user and tasks are loaded
-    const userDataWatcher = this.$store.watch(state => [state.user.data, state.tasks.data], ([user, tasks]) => {
-      if (user && user._id && Array.isArray(tasks)) {
-        userDataWatcher(); // remove the watcher
-        // this.$mount('#app');
-      }
-    });
-
-    // @TODO: Move this to store?
-    let authSettings = localStorage.getItem('habit-mobile-settings');
-    if (!authSettings) return;
-
-    authSettings = JSON.parse(authSettings);
-    axios.defaults.headers.common['x-api-user'] = authSettings.auth.apiId;
-    axios.defaults.headers.common['x-api-key'] = authSettings.auth.apiToken;
-
-    // Load the user and the user tasks
-    await Promise.all([
-      this.$store.dispatch('user:fetch'),
-      this.$store.dispatch('tasks:fetchUserTasks'),
-    ]).catch((err) => {
-      console.error('Impossible to fetch user. Copy into localStorage a valid habit-mobile-settings object.', err); // eslint-disable-line no-console
-    });
-
-    this.userLoggedIn = true;
-  },
-  mounted () { // Remove the loading screen when the app is mounted
-    let loadingScreen = document.getElementById('loading-screen');
-    if (loadingScreen) document.body.removeChild(loadingScreen);
+    if (this.isUserLoggedIn && !this.isStaticPage) {
+      // Load the user and the user tasks
+      Promise.all([
+        this.$store.dispatch('user:fetch'),
+        this.$store.dispatch('tasks:fetchUserTasks'),
+      ]).then(() => {
+        this.isUserLoaded = true;
+      }).catch((err) => {
+        console.error('Impossible to fetch user. Clean up localStorage and refresh.', err); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+      });
+    }
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/website/client/assets/scss/task.scss b/website/client/assets/scss/task.scss
index ee64dc34e8..805cdec48d 100644
--- a/website/client/assets/scss/task.scss
+++ b/website/client/assets/scss/task.scss
@@ -6,51 +6,79 @@
 
   &-worst {
     background: $maroon-100;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($maroon-100, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $maroon-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-worse {
     background: $red-100;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($red-100, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $red-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-bad {
     background: $orange-100;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($orange-100, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $orange-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-neutral {
     background: $yellow-50;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($yellow-50, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $yellow-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-good {
     background: $green-10;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($green-10, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $green-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-better {
     background: $blue-50;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($blue-50, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $blue-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-best {
     background: $teal-50;
-    &-control {
+    &-control-habit {
       background: darken($teal-50, 12%);
     }
+
+    &-control-daily-todo {
+      background: $teal-500;
+    }
   }
 
   &-reward {
diff --git a/website/client/components/appHeader.vue b/website/client/components/appHeader.vue
index 21e7f631bf..352ad1086d 100644
--- a/website/client/components/appHeader.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/appHeader.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template lang="pug">
 #app-header.row
   member-details(:member="user", @click="$router.push({name: 'avatar'})")
-  .view-party
+  .view-party(v-if="user.party && user.party._id")
     // TODO button should open the party members modal
     router-link.btn.btn-primary(:active-class="''", :to="{name: 'party'}") {{ $t('viewParty') }}
   .party-members.d-flex(v-if="partyMembers && partyMembers.length > 1")
@@ -62,27 +62,13 @@
     flex-wrap: nowrap;
   }
 
-  .no-party, .party-members {
-    flex-grow: 1;
+  h3 {
+    color: $white;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
   }
 
-  .party-members {
-    overflow-x: auto;
-  }
-
-  .no-party {
-    .small-text {
-      color: $header-color;
-    }
-
-    h3 {
-      color: $white;
-      margin-bottom: 4px;
-    }
-
-    button {
-      margin-top: 16px;
-    }
+  .btn {
+    margin-top: 16px;
   }
 }
 </style>
@@ -119,12 +105,9 @@ export default {
         this.expandedMember = memberId;
       }
     },
-    launchPartyModal () {
-      this.$root.$emit('show::modal', 'create-party-modal');
-    },
   },
   created () {
-    this.getPartyMembers();
+    if (this.user.party && this.user.party._id) this.getPartyMembers();
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/website/client/components/appMenu.vue b/website/client/components/appMenu.vue
index 8c2f92b2d5..18e8542d90 100644
--- a/website/client/components/appMenu.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/appMenu.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nav.navbar.navbar-inverse.fixed-top.navbar-toggleable-sm
           router-link.dropdown-item(:to="{name: 'stable'}") {{ $t('stable') }}
       router-link.nav-item(tag="li", :to="{name: 'shops'}", exact)
         a.nav-link(v-once) {{ $t('shops') }}
-      router-link.nav-item.dropdown(:to="{name: 'party'}")
+      router-link.nav-item(tag="li", :to="{name: 'party'}")
         a.nav-link(v-once) {{ $t('party') }}
       router-link.nav-item.dropdown(tag="li", :to="{name: 'tavern'}", :class="{'active': $route.path.startsWith('/guilds')}")
         a.nav-link(v-once) {{ $t('guilds') }}
diff --git a/website/client/components/static/home.vue b/website/client/components/static/home.vue
index eef1253435..c6e85f8eb9 100644
--- a/website/client/components/static/home.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/static/home.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template lang="pug">
 nav
-  a(href='/login') Login
-  a(href='/register') Register
+  router-link(:to="{name: 'login'}") Login
+  router-link(:to="{name: 'register'}") Register
 </template>
 
 
diff --git a/website/client/components/tasks/task.vue b/website/client/components/tasks/task.vue
index 84e5c58efb..f0348269c7 100644
--- a/website/client/components/tasks/task.vue
+++ b/website/client/components/tasks/task.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 .task.d-flex
   // Habits left side control
   .left-control.d-flex.align-items-center.justify-content-center(v-if="task.type === 'habit'", :class="controlClass.up")
-    .task-control.habit-control(:class="controlClass.up + '-control'")
+    .task-control.habit-control(:class="controlClass.up + '-control-habit'")
       .svg-icon.positive(v-html="icons.positive")
   // Dailies and todos left side control
   .left-control.d-flex.align-items-center.justify-content-center(v-if="task.type === 'daily' || task.type === 'todo'", :class="controlClass")
-    .task-control.daily-todo-control(:class="controlClass + '-control'")
+    .task-control.daily-todo-control(:class="controlClass + '-control-daily-todo'")
       .svg-icon.check(v-html="icons.check", v-if="task.completed")
   // Task title, description and icons
   .task-content(:class="contentClass")
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
   // Habits right side control
   .right-control.d-flex.align-items-center.justify-content-center(v-if="task.type === 'habit'", :class="controlClass.down")
-    .task-control.habit-control(:class="controlClass.down + '-control'")
+    .task-control.habit-control(:class="controlClass.down + '-control-habit'")
       .svg-icon.negative(v-html="icons.negative")
   // Rewards right side control
   .right-control.d-flex.align-items-center.justify-content-center.reward-control(v-if="task.type === 'reward'", :class="controlClass")
diff --git a/website/client/index.html b/website/client/index.html
index 73f895a0f0..204f884234 100644
--- a/website/client/index.html
+++ b/website/client/index.html
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <title>Habitica</title>
-    <!-- TODO load google fonts separately as @import is slow, find alternative -->
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Condensed:400,400i,700,700i|Roboto:400,400i,700,700i" rel="stylesheet">
   </head>
   <body>
-    <!-- #loading-screen needs to be rendered before vue, will be deleted once app is loaded -->
-    <div id="loading-screen" class="h-100 w-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
-      <p>Loading...</p>
-    </div>
     <div id="app"></div>
     <!-- built files will be auto injected -->
   </body>
diff --git a/website/client/main.js b/website/client/main.js
index 3e69523450..4ec81e1669 100644
--- a/website/client/main.js
+++ b/website/client/main.js
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 require('babel-polyfill');
 
 import Vue from 'vue';
-import axios from 'axios';
 import AppComponent from './app';
 import router from './router';
-import generateStore from './store';
+import getStore from './store';
 import StoreModule from './libs/store';
 import './filters/registerGlobals';
 import i18n from './libs/i18n';
@@ -26,18 +25,9 @@ Vue.config.productionTip = IS_PRODUCTION;
 Vue.use(i18n);
 Vue.use(StoreModule);
 
-// TODO just until we have proper authentication
-let authSettings = localStorage.getItem('habit-mobile-settings');
-
-if (authSettings) {
-  authSettings = JSON.parse(authSettings);
-  axios.defaults.headers.common['x-api-user'] = authSettings.auth.apiId;
-  axios.defaults.headers.common['x-api-key'] = authSettings.auth.apiToken;
-}
-
 export default new Vue({
   el: '#app',
   router,
-  store: generateStore(),
+  store: getStore(),
   render: h => h(AppComponent),
 });
diff --git a/website/client/router.js b/website/client/router.js
index 52e1d70a25..aa97d8b968 100644
--- a/website/client/router.js
+++ b/website/client/router.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
+import getStore from 'client/store';
 
 import EmptyView from './components/emptyView';
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ const GuildPage = () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "guilds" */ './components/gu
 
 Vue.use(VueRouter);
 
-export default new VueRouter({
+const router = new VueRouter({
   mode: 'history',
   base: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? '/new-app' : __dirname, // eslint-disable-line no-process-env
   linkActiveClass: 'active',
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@ export default new VueRouter({
   scrollBehavior () {
     return { x: 0, y: 0 };
   },
+  // requiresLogin is true by default, isStatic false
   routes: [
-    { name: 'home', path: '/home', component: Home },
-    { name: 'register', path: '/register', component: RegisterLogin },
-    { name: 'login', path: '/login', component: RegisterLogin },
+    { name: 'home', path: '/home', component: Home, meta: {requiresLogin: false} },
+    { name: 'register', path: '/register', component: RegisterLogin, meta: {requiresLogin: false} },
+    { name: 'login', path: '/login', component: RegisterLogin, meta: {requiresLogin: false} },
     { name: 'tasks', path: '/', component: UserTasks },
     {
       path: '/inventory',
@@ -115,3 +117,22 @@ export default new VueRouter({
     },
   ],
 });
+
+const store = getStore();
+
+router.beforeEach(function routerGuard (to, from, next) {
+  const isUserLoggedIn = store.state.isUserLoggedIn;
+  const routeRequiresLogin = to.meta.requiresLogin !== false;
+
+  if (!isUserLoggedIn && routeRequiresLogin) {
+    // Redirect to the login page unless the user is trying to reach the
+    // root of the website, in which case show the home page.
+    // TODO when redirecting to login if user login then redirect back to initial page
+    // so if you tried to go to /party you'll be redirected to /party after login/signup
+    return next({name: to.path === '/' ? 'home' : 'login'});
+  }
+
+  next();
+});
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/website/client/store/index.js b/website/client/store/index.js
index fee62bf38c..4643f22600 100644
--- a/website/client/store/index.js
+++ b/website/client/store/index.js
@@ -3,18 +3,40 @@ import deepFreeze from 'client/libs/deepFreeze';
 import content from 'common/script/content/index';
 import * as constants from 'common/script/constants';
 import { asyncResourceFactory } from 'client/libs/asyncResource';
+import axios from 'axios';
 
 import actions from './actions';
 import getters from './getters';
 
+const IS_TEST = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test'; // eslint-disable-line no-process-env
+
+// Load user auth parameters and determine if it's logged in
+// before trying to load data
+let isUserLoggedIn = false;
+
+let AUTH_SETTINGS = localStorage.getItem('habit-mobile-settings');
+
+if (AUTH_SETTINGS) {
+  AUTH_SETTINGS = JSON.parse(AUTH_SETTINGS);
+  axios.defaults.headers.common['x-api-user'] = AUTH_SETTINGS.auth.apiId;
+  axios.defaults.headers.common['x-api-key'] = AUTH_SETTINGS.auth.apiToken;
+  isUserLoggedIn = true;
+}
+
 // Export a function that generates the store and not the store directly
-// so that we can regenerate it multiple times for testing
+// so that we can regenerate it multiple times for testing, when not testing
+// always export the same route
+
+let existingStore;
 export default function () {
-  return new Store({
+  if (!IS_TEST && existingStore) return existingStore;
+
+  existingStore = new Store({
     actions,
     getters,
     state: {
       title: 'Habitica',
+      isUserLoggedIn,
       user: asyncResourceFactory(),
       tasks: asyncResourceFactory(), // user tasks
       party: {
@@ -30,4 +52,6 @@ export default function () {
       constants: deepFreeze(constants),
     },
   });
+
+  return existingStore;
 }