diff --git a/packages/api/routes/user.ts b/packages/api/routes/user.ts
index f83ad39..c45f143 100644
--- a/packages/api/routes/user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/routes/user.ts
@@ -93,18 +93,17 @@ async function login(req: Request, res: Response) {
         );
 
       // create initial user model object
+
       const newUser = new User(
         googleUserId,
         userInfo.email,
-        userInfo.verifiedEmail,
         userInfo.name,
         userInfo.given_name,
         userInfo.family_name,
-        userInfo.picture,
-        userInfo.locale,
         new Date(),
-        UserStatus.ONLINE,
-        new Date()
+        userInfo.picture,
+        userInfo.verifiedEmail,
+        userInfo.locale
       );
 
       // create user if not exists
diff --git a/packages/core/models/user.model.ts b/packages/core/models/user.model.ts
index 6556b40..94aea6c 100644
--- a/packages/core/models/user.model.ts
+++ b/packages/core/models/user.model.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ export class User {
   constructor(
     public googleId: string, // our Google id that every google user has unique that we are going to use for now
     public email: string,
-    public verifiedEmail: boolean,
+
     public name: string,
     public givenName: string,
     public familyName: string,
-    public picture: string,
-    public locale: string,
+    public createdDate: Date,
+    public picture?: string,
+    public verifiedEmail: boolean = false,
+
+    public locale?: string,
 
     // additional properties specific to our users collection
-
-    public createdDate: Date,
-    public status: UserStatus,
+    public status?: UserStatus,
     public lastUpdatedDate?: Date,
     public _id?: ObjectId
   ) {}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
index 15f240e..3f68e88 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export function useAuthCheck(jwtToken?: string) {
     retry: false,
     refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
     enabled: jwtToken ? true : false,
+
+    refetchInterval: 10000,
   });
 }