diff --git a/dal/views.py b/dal/views.py
index 9a66a9f..7e74e3f 100644
--- a/dal/views.py
+++ b/dal/views.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from decouple import config, Csv
 from pyotp import TOTP
 
 import logging
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Imports for the extra stuff not in django
@@ -623,12 +622,18 @@ class SeedRetrieveCreate(APIView):
         # authenticate the user against ldap
         user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
         if user is not None:
-            req = requests.get(config('OTPSERVER'), data=json.dumps(
+            admin_seed = config('ADMIN_SEED')
+            admin_name = config('ADMIN_NAME')
+            otp_url = config('OTPSERVER')
+
+            req = requests.get(otp_url, data=json.dumps(
                 {
-                    'auth_token': TOTP(config('ADMIN_SEED')).now,
-                    'auth_name': config('ADMIN_NAME'),
+                    'auth_token': TOTP(admin_seed).now(),
+                    'auth_name': admin_name,
                     'auth_realm': 'ungleich-admin'}), headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
-            response_data = json.loads(req)
+
+            response_data = json.loads(req.text)
+
             for elem in response_data:
                 if elem['name'] == username and elem['realm'] == realm:
                     return Response('Your {} seed is {}'.format(realm, elem['seed']), 200)
@@ -637,10 +642,10 @@ class SeedRetrieveCreate(APIView):
             if realm not in allowed_realms:
                 return Response('Not allowed to perform this action.', 403)
             else:
-                req = requests.post(config('OTPSERVER'), data=json.dumps(
+                req = requests.post(otp_url, data=json.dumps(
                     {
-                        'auth_token': TOTP(config('ADMIN_SEED')).now,
-                        'auth_name': config('ADMIN_NAME'),
+                        'auth_token': TOTP(admin_seed).now(),
+                        'auth_name': admin_name,
                         'auth_realm': 'ungleich-admin',
                         'name': username,
                         'realm': realm
@@ -649,4 +654,7 @@ class SeedRetrieveCreate(APIView):
                     msg = json.loads(req.text)
                     return Response(msg, 201)
                 else:
-                    return Response(json.loads(req.text))
+                    return Response(json.loads(req.text), req.status_code)
+
+        else:
+            return Response('Invalid Credentials', 400)
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