diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4646f8e7..6e2e2546 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ If the pods are running correctly, the services should be accessible at the foll
 - Nakama dashboard: <http://backend.localhost>
 - Nakama API: <http://api.localhost>
 
+> ⚠️ Currently Aleo Wallet does not work with the local kubernetes frontend deployment, so prefer running it in dev mode as illustrated in the following section.
+>
 > ⚠️ On MacOS you may need to configure `dnsmasq` in order to access custom domain names. Consider following this [guide](https://www.stevenrombauts.be/2018/01/use-dnsmasq-instead-of-etc-hosts/#2-only-send-test-and-box-queries-to-dnsmasq) and use `.localhost` instead of `.test` and `.box`.
 
 ### Run frontend in dev mode
diff --git a/backend/src/hooks/auth.ts b/backend/src/hooks/auth.ts
index 5c4ac171..086d4349 100644
--- a/backend/src/hooks/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/hooks/auth.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ export const beforeAuthenticateCustom = beforeHookHandler((ctx, logger, nk, data
     // log in
     data.create = false;
     const signature: string = splitId[0];
-    if (!verifySignature(nk, ctx, logger, address, signature)) throw errors.invalidSignature;
+
+    const isSignatureValid = verifySignature(nk, ctx, logger, address, signature);
+
+    if (!isSignatureValid) throw errors.invalidSignature;
     data.username = storedUsername;
   } else if (splitId.length === 2) {
     // registration
@@ -70,7 +73,9 @@ export const beforeAuthenticateCustom = beforeHookHandler((ctx, logger, nk, data
     const signature: string = splitId[0];
     const username: string = splitId[1].toLowerCase();
 
-    if (!verifySignature(nk, ctx, logger, address, signature)) throw errors.invalidSignature;
+    const isSignatureValid = verifySignature(nk, ctx, logger, address, signature);
+
+    if (!isSignatureValid) throw errors.invalidSignature;
     if (profanityFilter.isProfane(username)) throw errors.containsProfanity;
 
     saveUsername(nk, address, username);