diff --git a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
index 7203229..770fa2e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 import App from './App';
 
+vi.mock('./shared/api/http', () => ({
+  getText: vi.fn(async () => ''),
+  getJson: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
 vi.mock('react-router-dom', async () => {
   const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('react-router-dom')>('react-router-dom');
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 572bd6a..a6ccaad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import "./App.css";
 import {Faro} from "@grafana/faro-web-sdk";
-import {createBrowserRouter, Outlet, redirect, RouterProvider} from "react-router-dom";
+import {createBrowserRouter, LoaderFunctionArgs, Navigate, Outlet, redirect, RouterProvider} from "react-router-dom";
 import CreateCharacter from "./first-edition/pages/CreateCharacter";
-import CharacterList from "./shared/pages/CharacterList";
+import CharacterList, {CharacterListItemDto} from "./shared/pages/CharacterList";
 import ErrorBoundary from "./shared/ErrorBoundary";
 import Header from "./shared/Header";
 import Footer from "./shared/Footer";
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import { Provider } from "react-redux"
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux'
 import {load, setUser, unsetUser, userSelector} from './shared/domain-models/userSlice'
 import {setCharacter} from "./second-edition/domain-models/characterSlice";
+import {getJson, getText} from "./shared/api/http";
+import {KarakterInputs} from "./first-edition/domain-models/karakter";
+import {Karakter2E} from "./second-edition/domain-models/karakter2E";
+
+const FaroContext = React.createContext<Faro | undefined>(undefined)
 
 function RootLayout() {
     return (
@@ -26,7 +31,27 @@ function RootLayout() {
     )
 }
 
-function Router(props: {faro?: Faro}) {
+function IndexRedirect() {
+    const fetchedUser = useSelector.withTypes<RootState>()(userSelector)
+
+    if (fetchedUser.state !== "finished") {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return <Navigate replace to={fetchedUser.email == null ? "/2e/karakter" : "/karaktereim"} />
+}
+
+function CreateCharacter1ERoute() {
+    const faro = React.useContext(FaroContext)
+    return <CreateCharacter faro={faro} />
+}
+
+function CreateCharacter2ERoute() {
+    const faro = React.useContext(FaroContext)
+    return <CreateCharacter2E faro={faro} />
+}
+
+function UserBootstrap() {
     const dispatch = useDispatch.withTypes<AppDispatch>()()
     const fetchedUser = useSelector.withTypes<RootState>()(userSelector)
 
@@ -37,13 +62,7 @@ function Router(props: {faro?: Faro}) {
 
         let isCancelled = false;
         dispatch(load())
-        fetch(`${window.location.origin}/api/User/me`)
-            .then(response => {
-                if (response.ok) {
-                    return response.text();
-                }
-                console.log(response)
-            })
+        getText("/api/User/me")
             .then(userNameResponse => {
                 if (isCancelled) {
                     return;
@@ -68,74 +87,83 @@ function Router(props: {faro?: Faro}) {
         }
     }, [dispatch, fetchedUser.state])
 
-    const router = React.useMemo(() => createBrowserRouter([
-        {
-            path: "/",
-            element: <RootLayout />,
-            children: [
-                {
-                    index: true,
-                    loader: () => fetchedUser.email == null ? redirect("/2e/karakter") : redirect("/karaktereim")
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "karaktereim",
-                    element: <CharacterList />,
-                    loader: () => fetch(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character`),
-                    ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "1e",
-                    loader: () => redirect("/1e/karakter")
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "1e/karakter",
-                    element: <CreateCharacter faro={props.faro} />,
-                    ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "1e/karakter/:id",
-                    element: <CreateCharacter faro={props.faro}/>,
-                    loader: args => fetch(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character1E/${args.params.id}`),
-                    ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "2e",
-                    loader: () => redirect("/2e/karakter")
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "2e/karakter",
-                    element: <CreateCharacter2E faro={props.faro}/>,
-                    ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
-                },
-                {
-                    path: "2e/karakter/:id",
-                    element: <CreateCharacter2E faro={props.faro}/>,
-                    loader: async args => {
-                        const response = await fetch(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character2E/${args.params.id}`)
-                        if (response.ok) {
-                            const loaded2Echaracter = await response.json()
-                            dispatch(setCharacter(loaded2Echaracter))
-                            return loaded2Echaracter;
-                        }
-                        return {
-                            isPublic: false,
-                            error: response.statusText,
-                        };
-                    },
-                    ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
-                },
-            ],
-        },
-    ]), [dispatch, fetchedUser.email, props.faro]);
-
-    return <RouterProvider router={router}/>
+    return null;
 }
 
+const loadCharacterList = () => getJson<CharacterListItemDto[]>("/api/Character")
+
+const loadCharacter1E = ({params}: LoaderFunctionArgs) => getJson<KarakterInputs & { isPublic: boolean }>(`/api/Character1E/${params.id}`)
+
+const loadCharacter2E = async ({params}: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
+    try {
+        const loaded2Echaracter = await getJson<Karakter2E & { isPublic: boolean }>(`/api/Character2E/${params.id}`)
+        store.dispatch(setCharacter(loaded2Echaracter))
+        return loaded2Echaracter;
+    } catch (error) {
+        return {
+            isPublic: false,
+            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to load character",
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+const router = createBrowserRouter([
+    {
+        path: "/",
+        element: <RootLayout />,
+        children: [
+            {
+                index: true,
+                element: <IndexRedirect />,
+            },
+            {
+                path: "karaktereim",
+                element: <CharacterList />,
+                loader: loadCharacterList,
+                ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
+            },
+            {
+                path: "1e",
+                loader: () => redirect("/1e/karakter")
+            },
+            {
+                path: "1e/karakter",
+                element: <CreateCharacter1ERoute />,
+                ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
+            },
+            {
+                path: "1e/karakter/:id",
+                element: <CreateCharacter1ERoute />,
+                loader: loadCharacter1E,
+                ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
+            },
+            {
+                path: "2e",
+                loader: () => redirect("/2e/karakter")
+            },
+            {
+                path: "2e/karakter",
+                element: <CreateCharacter2ERoute />,
+                ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
+            },
+            {
+                path: "2e/karakter/:id",
+                element: <CreateCharacter2ERoute />,
+                loader: loadCharacter2E,
+                ErrorBoundary: ErrorBoundary,
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+]);
+
 function App(props: { faro?: Faro }) {
 
     return (
         <Provider store={store}>
-            <Router faro={props.faro} />
+            <FaroContext.Provider value={props.faro}>
+                <UserBootstrap />
+                <RouterProvider router={router}/>
+            </FaroContext.Provider>
         </Provider>
     );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/first-edition/api/character.api.ts b/frontend/src/first-edition/api/character.api.ts
index 9b1f0c3..2790522 100644
--- a/frontend/src/first-edition/api/character.api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/first-edition/api/character.api.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,18 @@
 import {KarakterInputs} from "../domain-models/karakter";
-import axios from "axios";
+import {postJson} from "../../shared/api/http";
 
 export async function StoreNewCharacter(karakter: KarakterInputs, isPublic: boolean = false) {
-    let response = await axios.post(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character1E/`, karakter, {
-        withCredentials: true,
+    return postJson<KarakterInputs, string>("/api/Character1E/", karakter, {
         params: {
             isPublic,
         }
     })
-    if (response.status < 300){
-        return response.data as string
-    }
-    else {
-        throw Error(response.statusText)
-    }
 }
 
 export async function UpdateCharacter(id: string, karakter: KarakterInputs, isPublic: boolean = false) {
-    let response = await axios.post(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character1E/${id}`, karakter, {
-        withCredentials: true,
+    return postJson<KarakterInputs, string>(`/api/Character1E/${id}`, karakter, {
         params: {
             isPublic,
         }
     })
-    if (response.status < 300){
-        return response.data as string
-    }
-    else {
-        throw Error(response.statusText)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/second-edition/api/character.api.ts b/frontend/src/second-edition/api/character.api.ts
index bddff3e..e45a18a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/second-edition/api/character.api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/second-edition/api/character.api.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,18 @@
-import axios from "axios";
+import {postJson} from "../../shared/api/http";
 import {Karakter2E} from "../domain-models/karakter2E";
 
 export async function StoreNewCharacter2E(karakter: Karakter2E, isPublic: boolean = false) {
-    let response = await axios.post(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character2E/`, karakter, {
-        withCredentials: true,
+    return postJson<Karakter2E, string>("/api/Character2E/", karakter, {
         params: {
             isPublic,
         }
     })
-    if (response.status < 300){
-        return response.data as string
-    }
-    else {
-        throw Error(response.statusText)
-    }
 }
 
 export async function UpdateCharacter2E(id: string, karakter: Karakter2E, isPublic: boolean = false) {
-    let response = await axios.post(`${window.location.origin}/api/Character2E/${id}`, karakter, {
-        withCredentials: true,
+    return postJson<Karakter2E, string>(`/api/Character2E/${id}`, karakter, {
         params: {
             isPublic,
         }
     })
-    if (response.status < 300){
-        return response.data as string
-    }
-    else {
-        throw Error(response.statusText)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/Header.tsx b/frontend/src/shared/Header.tsx
index 11185a4..8cd0727 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/Header.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/Header.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import * as React from "react";
-import axios from "axios";
 import {Container, Nav, Navbar} from "react-bootstrap";
 import {unsetUser, userSelector} from "./domain-models/userSlice";
 import {AppDispatch, RootState} from "../store";
 import {useDispatch, useSelector} from "react-redux";
 import {Link, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
+import {postVoid} from "./api/http";
 
 function Header() {
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function Header() {
     const fetchedUser = useSelector.withTypes<RootState>()(userSelector);
 
     const logout = async () => {
-        await axios.post("/Identity/Account/Logout")
+        await postVoid("/Identity/Account/Logout")
         dispatch(unsetUser())
         navigate("/")
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/api/http.ts b/frontend/src/shared/api/http.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2d2648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/api/http.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import axios, {AxiosRequestConfig} from "axios";
+
+export const http = axios.create({
+    withCredentials: true,
+});
+
+export async function getJson<T>(url: string, config?: AxiosRequestConfig): Promise<T> {
+    const response = await http.get<T>(url, config)
+    return response.data
+}
+
+export async function getText(url: string, config?: AxiosRequestConfig): Promise<string> {
+    const response = await http.get<string>(url, {
+        ...config,
+        responseType: "text",
+    })
+    return response.data
+}
+
+export async function postJson<TRequest, TResponse>(url: string, body: TRequest, config?: AxiosRequestConfig): Promise<TResponse> {
+    const response = await http.post<TResponse>(url, body, config)
+    return response.data
+}
+
+export async function postVoid<TRequest = undefined>(url: string, body?: TRequest, config?: AxiosRequestConfig): Promise<void> {
+    await http.post(url, body, config)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/pages/CharacterList.tsx b/frontend/src/shared/pages/CharacterList.tsx
index c37ccb7..2dbe463 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/pages/CharacterList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/pages/CharacterList.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ interface CharacterListItemDto2E {
     edition: "2e"
 }
 
-type CharacterListItemDto = CharacterListItemDto1E | CharacterListItemDto2E;
+export type CharacterListItemDto = CharacterListItemDto1E | CharacterListItemDto2E;
 
 function mapDtoToViewModel(dto: CharacterListItemDto): CharacterListItemViewModel {
     if (dto.edition === "1e") {