diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/base_controller.rb
index 5d80b5b..795d988 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/base_controller.rb
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@
       def authenticate_token
         authenticate_with_http_token do |token, options|
           @token = token
-          logger.debug "whats the token? #{token}"
-          @user = User.find_by api_token: token
-          logger.debug "did we even find a guy? #{@user}"
+          @user = User.find_by(api_token: token)
           !@user.nil?
         end
       end
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@
 
       def render_bad_credentials
         self.headers['WWW-Authenticate'] = "Token realm=\"\""
-        render json: '"Bad credentials"', status: 401
+        render json: I18n.t("api.bad_credentials"), status: 401
       end
 
       def has_auth (auth_type)
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index f2c4dcc..de6ca30 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -899,4 +899,13 @@
     unlock: 'Unlock my account'
     waiting_for_confirmation: "Currently waiting confirmation for: "
     resend_unlock: "Resend unlock instructions"
+  api:
+    bad_credentials: '{"Error":"Bad credentials"}'
+    org_dosent_exist: '{"Error":"Organisation does not exist"}'
+    org_not_funder: '{"Error":"Organisation specified is not a funder"}'
+    org_multiple_templates: '{"Error":"Organisation has more than one template and template name unspecified or invalid"}'
+    no_auth_for_endpoint: '{"Error":"You do not have authorisation to view this endpoint"}'
+    bad_resource: '{"Error":"You do not have authorisation to view this resource"}'
+
+