diff --git a/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/authenticate.ts b/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/authenticate.ts
index 2ddfdb3a7..0570dd329 100644
--- a/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/authenticate.ts
+++ b/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/authenticate.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { appConfig } from '../config';
 import { LOG_LEVEL } from '@navikt/familie-logging';
 import { getTokenSetsFromSession, tokenSetSelfId, hasValidAccessToken } from './tokenUtils';
 import { Client, TokenSet } from 'openid-client';
-import { setBrukerprofilPåSesjon } from './bruker';
 import { logRequest } from '../utils';
 
 export const authenticateAzure = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
@@ -86,15 +85,14 @@ export const ensureAuthenticated = (authClient: Client, sendUnauthorized: boolea
                         return;
                     });
             }
-
-            return setBrukerprofilPåSesjon(authClient, req, next);
-        }
-
-        const pathname = req.originalUrl;
-        if (sendUnauthorized) {
-            res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+            return next();
         } else {
-            res.redirect(`/login?redirectUrl=${pathname}`);
+            const pathname = req.originalUrl;
+            if (sendUnauthorized) {
+                res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+            } else {
+                res.redirect(`/login?redirectUrl=${pathname}`);
+            }
         }
     };
 };
diff --git a/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/bruker.ts b/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/bruker.ts
index f28e9a26d..0fd5d9693 100644
--- a/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/bruker.ts
+++ b/packages/familie-backend/src/auth/bruker.ts
@@ -16,28 +16,48 @@ export const hentBrukerprofil = () => {
     };
 };
 
-const håndterFeil = (req: Request, err: Error, next: NextFunction) => {
-    if (!req.session) {
-        throw new Error('Mangler sesjon på kall');
-    }
-
-    req.session.user = {
-        ...req.session.user,
-        enhet: '9999',
-    };
+const håndterGenerellFeil = (next: NextFunction, req: Request, err: Error) => {
+    logRequest(req, `Noe gikk galt: ${err?.message}.`, LOG_LEVEL.ERROR);
+    next();
+};
 
+const håndterBrukerdataFeil = (req: Request, err: Error) => {
     logRequest(
         req,
-        `Feilet mot ms graph: ${err.message}. Fortsetter uten data fra bruker.`,
+        `Feilet mot ms graph: ${err.message}. Kan ikke fortsette uten brukerdata.`,
         LOG_LEVEL.ERROR,
     );
-    return next();
+    throw new Error('Kunne ikke hente dine brukeropplysninger. Vennligst logg ut og inn på nytt');
+};
+
+const fetchFraMs = (accessToken: string) => {
+    const query = 'onPremisesSamAccountName,displayName,mail,officeLocation,userPrincipalName,id';
+    const graphUrl = `${envVar('GRAPH_API')}?$select=${query}`;
+
+    return fetch(graphUrl, {
+        headers: {
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+    });
+};
+const hentBrukerData = (accessToken: string, req: Request) => {
+    return fetchFraMs(accessToken).catch((e: Error) => {
+        logRequest(req, `Kunne ikke hente brukerdata - prøver på nytt: ${e}`, LOG_LEVEL.WARNING);
+        return fetchFraMs(accessToken).catch((err: Error) => håndterBrukerdataFeil(req, err));
+    });
 };
 
 /**
  * Funksjon som henter brukerprofil fra graph.
  */
-export const setBrukerprofilPåSesjon = (authClient: Client, req: Request, next: NextFunction) => {
+export const setBrukerprofilPåSesjonRute = (authClient: Client) => {
+    return async (req: Request, _: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+        return setBrukerprofilPåSesjon(authClient, req, next);
+    };
+};
+
+const setBrukerprofilPåSesjon = (authClient: Client, req: Request, next: NextFunction) => {
     return new Promise((_, _reject) => {
         const api = {
             clientId: 'https://graph.microsoft.com',
@@ -48,18 +68,8 @@ export const setBrukerprofilPåSesjon = (authClient: Client, req: Request, next:
             return next();
         }
 
-        const query =
-            'onPremisesSamAccountName,displayName,mail,officeLocation,userPrincipalName,id';
-        const graphUrl = `${envVar('GRAPH_API')}?$select=${query}`;
         getOnBehalfOfAccessToken(authClient, req, api)
-            .then(accessToken =>
-                fetch(graphUrl, {
-                    headers: {
-                        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
-                        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                    },
-                }),
-            )
+            .then(accessToken => hentBrukerData(accessToken, req))
             .then(res => res.json())
             .then((data: any) => {
                 if (!req.session) {
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ export const setBrukerprofilPåSesjon = (authClient: Client, req: Request, next:
                 });
             })
             .catch((err: Error) => {
-                return håndterFeil(req, err, next);
+                return håndterGenerellFeil(next, req, err);
             });
     });
 };
diff --git a/packages/familie-backend/src/router.ts b/packages/familie-backend/src/router.ts
index d39c1b4e3..b3847e799 100644
--- a/packages/familie-backend/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/familie-backend/src/router.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
     ensureAuthenticated,
     logout,
 } from './auth/authenticate';
-import { hentBrukerprofil } from './auth/bruker';
+import { hentBrukerprofil, setBrukerprofilPåSesjonRute } from './auth/bruker';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ export default (authClient: Client, prometheusTellere?: { [key: string]: Counter
     router.get('/auth/logout', (req: Request, res: Response) => logout(req, res));
 
     // Bruker
-    router.get('/user/profile', ensureAuthenticated(authClient, true), hentBrukerprofil());
+    router.get(
+        '/user/profile',
+        ensureAuthenticated(authClient, true),
+        setBrukerprofilPåSesjonRute(authClient),
+        hentBrukerprofil(),
+    );
 
     return router;
 };
diff --git a/packages/familie-backend/src/utils.ts b/packages/familie-backend/src/utils.ts
index ab02fb683..82dc4482a 100644
--- a/packages/familie-backend/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/familie-backend/src/utils.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export const envVar = (navn: string, påkrevd = true, defaultValue?: string): st
 
 const prefix = (req: Request) => {
     return `${
-        req.session && req.session.user ? `${req.session.user.displayName} -` : 'ugyldig sesjon -'
+        req.session && req.session.user
+            ? `${req.session.user.displayName} -`
+            : 'ugyldig sesjon eller mangler brukers data -'
     } ${req.method} - ${req.originalUrl}`;
 };