diff --git a/frontend/src/features/Auth/atoms.ts b/frontend/src/features/Auth/atoms.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0446606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/Auth/atoms.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { atom } from 'jotai';
+import { AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY } from './consts';
+
+export const AUTH_TOKEN_ATOM = atom<string | null>(localStorage.getItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY));
+
+export const TESTNET_USERNAME_ATOM = atom('');
+
+export const IS_AUTH_READY_ATOM = atom(false);
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/Auth/components/ProtectedRoute/ProtectedRoute.tsx b/frontend/src/features/Auth/components/ProtectedRoute/ProtectedRoute.tsx
index 49323f5..86ebb6a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/Auth/components/ProtectedRoute/ProtectedRoute.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/Auth/components/ProtectedRoute/ProtectedRoute.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Navigate, useLocation } from 'react-router';
 import { useAccount } from '@gear-js/react-hooks';
 import { ProtectedRouteProps } from './ProtectedRoute.interface';
-import { useAuth } from '../../hooks';
 import { LOGIN, NOT_AUTHORIZED } from '@/App.routes';
+import { AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY } from '../../consts';
 
 function ProtectedRoute({ children }: ProtectedRouteProps) {
-  const { authToken } = useAuth();
+  const authToken = localStorage.getItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
   const { account } = useAccount();
   const location = useLocation();
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function ProtectedRoute({ children }: ProtectedRouteProps) {
     return <Navigate to={`/${NOT_AUTHORIZED}`} replace />;
   }
 
-  if (!authToken && !account) {
+  if (!authToken) {
     return <Navigate to={`/${LOGIN}`} state={{ from: location }} replace />;
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/Auth/consts.ts b/frontend/src/features/Auth/consts.ts
index 733fc1d..4d78444 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/Auth/consts.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/Auth/consts.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-import { atom } from 'jotai';
+export const AUTH_API_ADDRESS = process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_API_ADDRESS as string;
 
-const AUTH_API_ADDRESS = process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_API_ADDRESS as string;
+export const AUTH_MESSAGE = 'VARA';
 
-const AUTH_MESSAGE = 'VARA';
-
-const AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'authToken';
-
-const AUTH_TOKEN_ATOM = atom<string | null>(localStorage.getItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY));
-
-export { AUTH_API_ADDRESS, AUTH_MESSAGE, AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, AUTH_TOKEN_ATOM };
+export const AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'authToken';
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/Auth/hooks.ts b/frontend/src/features/Auth/hooks.ts
index bb54edb..4f690e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/Auth/hooks.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/Auth/hooks.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@ import { useAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { useAlert, useAccount, Account } from '@gear-js/react-hooks';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { web3FromAddress } from '@polkadot/extension-dapp';
-import { AUTH_MESSAGE, AUTH_TOKEN_ATOM, AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY } from './consts';
+import { AUTH_MESSAGE, AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY } from './consts';
+import { AUTH_TOKEN_ATOM, IS_AUTH_READY_ATOM, TESTNET_USERNAME_ATOM } from './atoms';
 import { fetchAuth, post } from './utils';
 import { AuthResponse, ISignInError, SignInResponse } from './types';
-
 import { NOT_AUTHORIZED, PLAY } from '@/App.routes';
 
 function useAuth() {
-  const { login, logout } = useAccount();
+  const { account, login, logout } = useAccount();
   const alert = useAlert();
   const [authToken, setAuthToken] = useAtom(AUTH_TOKEN_ATOM);
+  const [isAuthReady, setIsAuthReady] = useAtom(IS_AUTH_READY_ATOM);
+  const [testnameUsername, setTestnameUsername] = useAtom(TESTNET_USERNAME_ATOM);
 
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const location = useLocation();
   const from = location.state?.from?.pathname || PLAY;
+  const isAwaitingVerification = account && !authToken;
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-shadow
   const signIn = async (account: Account) => {
     const { address } = account;
 
@@ -44,14 +48,16 @@ function useAuth() {
         }
 
         setAuthToken(null);
+        setTestnameUsername('');
         await login(account);
         navigate(NOT_AUTHORIZED, { replace: true });
       } else {
         const data: SignInResponse = await res.json();
-        const { accessToken } = data;
+        const { accessToken, username } = data;
 
         await login(account);
         setAuthToken(accessToken);
+        setTestnameUsername(username || '');
         navigate(from, { replace: true });
       }
     } catch (e) {
@@ -65,30 +71,46 @@ function useAuth() {
   };
 
   const auth = () => {
-    if (!authToken) return;
+    const localStorageToken = localStorage.getItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
+
+    if (!localStorageToken) {
+      setIsAuthReady(true);
+      if (!isAwaitingVerification) logout();
+      return;
+    }
 
-    fetchAuth<AuthResponse>('auth/me', 'PUT', authToken).catch(({ message }: Error) => {
-      signOut();
-      alert.error(message);
-    });
+    fetchAuth<AuthResponse>('auth/me', 'PUT', localStorageToken)
+      .then(({ username }) => {
+        setAuthToken(localStorageToken);
+        setTestnameUsername(username || '');
+      })
+      .catch(({ message }: Error) => {
+        signOut();
+        localStorage.removeItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
+        alert.error(message);
+      })
+      .finally(() => setIsAuthReady(true));
   };
 
-  return { authToken, signIn, signOut, auth };
+  return { authToken, signIn, signOut, auth, isAuthReady, isAwaitingVerification, testnameUsername };
 }
 
 function useAuthSync() {
-  const { authToken, auth } = useAuth();
+  const { isAccountReady } = useAccount();
+  const { authToken, isAuthReady, auth } = useAuth();
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isAccountReady) return;
     auth();
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [authToken]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isAuthReady) return;
     if (!authToken) return localStorage.removeItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
 
     localStorage.setItem(AUTH_TOKEN_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, authToken);
-  }, [authToken]);
+  }, [isAuthReady, authToken]);
 }
 
 export { useAuth, useAuthSync };
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/Auth/types.ts b/frontend/src/features/Auth/types.ts
index 82f553b..cacad06 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/Auth/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/features/Auth/types.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 type SignInResponse = {
   accessToken: string;
+  username: string;
 };
 
 type AuthResponse = {
   email: string;
   id: string;
   publicKey: string;
+  username: string;
 };
 
 export type { SignInResponse, AuthResponse };