diff --git a/server/app.ts b/server/app.ts
index d8c89f5..263a112 100644
--- a/server/app.ts
+++ b/server/app.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ let sessionObject = {
   store: redisStore,
   secret: process.env.VITE_OPB_SERVER_SESSION_PASSWORD,
   resave: false,
-  saveUninitialized: true,
+  saveUninitialized: false, // Don't save empty sessions (better for authenticated apps)
   cookie: {
     httpOnly: true,
     secure: false,
-    maxAge: 300 * 1000 // 5 minutes in milliseconds
+    maxAge: process.env.VITE_SESSION_MAX_AGE
+      ? parseInt(process.env.VITE_SESSION_MAX_AGE) * 1000
+      : 60 * 60 * 1000 // Default: 1 hour in milliseconds (value in env should be in seconds)
   }
 }
 if (app.get('env') === 'production') {
diff --git a/server/controllers/RequestController.ts b/server/controllers/RequestController.ts
index 00a121e..7cadd8a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/RequestController.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/RequestController.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ export class OBPController {
     const data = request.body
     const oauthConfig = session['clientConfig']
 
+    // Debug logging to diagnose authentication issues
+    console.log('RequestController.create - Debug Info:')
+    console.log('  Path:', path)
+    console.log('  Session exists:', !!session)
+    console.log('  Session keys:', session ? Object.keys(session) : 'N/A')
+    console.log('  clientConfig exists:', !!oauthConfig)
+    console.log('  oauth2 exists:', oauthConfig?.oauth2 ? 'YES' : 'NO')
+    console.log('  accessToken exists:', oauthConfig?.oauth2?.accessToken ? 'YES' : 'NO')
+    console.log('  oauth2_user exists:', session?.oauth2_user ? 'YES' : 'NO')
+
     try {
       const result = await this.obpClientService.create(path, data, oauthConfig)
       return response.json(result)
diff --git a/src/components/Preview.vue b/src/components/Preview.vue
index ccae9dd..3bdfeb3 100644
--- a/src/components/Preview.vue
+++ b/src/components/Preview.vue
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ const submit = async (form: FormInstance, fn: () => void) => {
 }
 const highlightCode = (json) => {
   if (json.error) {
-    successResponseBody.value = json.error.message
+    // Display the full OBP error object with proper formatting
+    successResponseBody.value = hljs.lineNumbersValue(
+      hljs.highlightAuto(JSON.stringify(json.error, null, 4), ['JSON']).value
+    )
   } else if (json) {
     successResponseBody.value = hljs.lineNumbersValue(
       hljs.highlightAuto(JSON.stringify(json, null, 4), ['JSON']).value
diff --git a/src/obp/index.ts b/src/obp/index.ts
index af9b396..b63395a 100644
--- a/src/obp/index.ts
+++ b/src/obp/index.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ export async function isServerUp(): Promise<boolean> {
 export async function get(path: string): Promise<any> {
   try {
     return (await superagent.get(`/api/get?path=${path}`)).body
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error: any) {
     console.log(error)
+    // Extract the full OBP error message from the response body
+    if (error.response && error.response.body) {
+      return { error: error.response.body }
+    }
     return { error }
   }
 }
@@ -70,8 +74,12 @@ export async function create(path: string, body?: any): Promise<any> {
       }
     }
     return (await request).body
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error: any) {
     console.log(error)
+    // Extract the full OBP error message from the response body
+    if (error.response && error.response.body) {
+      return { error: error.response.body }
+    }
     return { error }
   }
 }
@@ -95,8 +103,12 @@ export async function update(path: string, body?: any): Promise<any> {
       }
     }
     return (await request).body
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error: any) {
     console.log(error)
+    // Extract the full OBP error message from the response body
+    if (error.response && error.response.body) {
+      return { error: error.response.body }
+    }
     return { error }
   }
 }
@@ -104,8 +116,12 @@ export async function update(path: string, body?: any): Promise<any> {
 export async function discard(path: string): Promise<any> {
   try {
     return (await superagent.delete(`/api/delete?path=${path}`)).body
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error: any) {
     console.log(error)
+    // Extract the full OBP error message from the response body
+    if (error.response && error.response.body) {
+      return { error: error.response.body }
+    }
     return { error }
   }
 }
@@ -113,8 +129,12 @@ export async function discard(path: string): Promise<any> {
 export async function getCurrentUser(): Promise<any> {
   try {
     return (await superagent.get(`/api/user/current`)).body
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error: any) {
     console.log(error)
+    // Extract the full OBP error message from the response body
+    if (error.response && error.response.body) {
+      return { error: error.response.body }
+    }
     return { error }
   }
 }