diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index a0568a5..66653e1 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -47,18 +47,39 @@ func (m *Middleware) AddUserInfo(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
+// ProtectedRoute Checks if session and token are present, if not return a 401 response
 func (m *Middleware) ProtectedRoute(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		session, err := m.s.Get(r)
 		if err != nil {
-			http.Redirect(w, r, "/signin", http.StatusSeeOther)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}
 
 		token := session.Values["access_token"]
 
 		if token == "" || token == nil {
-			http.Redirect(w, r, "/signin", http.StatusSeeOther)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
+
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+// ProtectedRouteWithRedirect Checks if session and token are present, if not return a redirect to /login
+func (m *Middleware) ProtectedRouteWithRedirect(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		session, err := m.s.Get(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Redirect(w, r, "/login", http.StatusSeeOther)
+			return
+		}
+
+		token := session.Values["access_token"]
+
+		if token == "" || token == nil {
+			http.Redirect(w, r, "/login", http.StatusSeeOther)
 			return
 		}