diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/managers.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/managers.py
index 59ff2c77..5d47b767 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/managers.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/managers.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
 from django.db import models
 
 
 class UserManager(models.Manager):
-    def create_or_update_by_email(self, email: str, first_name: str, last_name: str, username: str) -> bool:
-
+    def create_or_update_by_email(self, email: str, first_name: str, last_name: str, username: str) -> tuple[
+        AbstractUser, bool]:
         # create or sync user with OpenID Data
-        _user, created = self.model.objects.get_or_create(email=email, defaults={
+        user, created = self.model.objects.get_or_create(email=email, defaults={
             "first_name": first_name,
             "last_name": last_name,
             "username": username
         })
 
-        return created
+        return user, created
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/sso/views.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/sso/views.py
index 1434b2f7..eab0ae32 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/sso/views.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/sso/views.py
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ def authorize(request):
         return redirect(f'/{OAUTH_REDIRECT}?state=someerror')  # to be defined
 
     user_data = _user_data_from_token_data(deocded_token)
-    created = get_user_model().objects.create_or_update_by_email(user_data["email"], user_data["first_name"],
+    user, created = get_user_model().objects.create_or_update_by_email(user_data["email"], user_data["first_name"],
                                                                  user_data["last_name"], user_data["username"])
 
+    dj_login(request, user)
     return redirect(f'/{OAUTH_REDIRECT}?state=success')  # to be defined