diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94263b0..840e73c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ app.use(handler);
 
 // node http
 // ... create server, on path /auth run the handler
-handler(req, res);
+handler(req, res); // the handler will also return true if allow_access or allow_part was called
 ```
 
 after the auth handler, the request will be completed, no additional content
diff --git a/lib/AuthHandler.ts b/lib/AuthHandler.ts
index 5affbd9..6d90041 100644
--- a/lib/AuthHandler.ts
+++ b/lib/AuthHandler.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ class AuthRequest {
   public body: string;
 
   private _cookie_name?: string;
+  private _is_successful: boolean;
+
+  public get is_successful (): boolean {
+    return this._is_successful;
+  }
 
   public constructor (
     req: IncomingMessage,
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ class AuthRequest {
     this.user = '';
     this.password = '';
     this._cookie_name = cookie;
+    this._is_successful = false;
   }
 
   private default_header (set_content = true) {
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ class AuthRequest {
     this.response.writeHead (200);
     this.response.end (JSON.stringify (res));
 
+    this._is_successful = true;
     return result;
   }
 
@@ -148,6 +155,7 @@ class AuthRequest {
     this.response.writeHead (200);
     this.response.end (JSON.stringify (res));
 
+    this._is_successful = true;
     return pt.id;
   }
 
@@ -175,16 +183,76 @@ interface CreateHandlerOptions {
   cookie_name?: string;
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-lines-per-function
+function process_request (
+  request: AuthRequest,
+  token: RegExpExecArray | null,
+  default_handler: AuthRequestHandler,
+  options?: CreateHandlerOptions
+): Promise<void> | void {
+  if (token === null)
+    return default_handler (request);
+
+  if ((/Basic/ui).test (token?.groups?.type as string)) {
+    request.is_basic = true;
+
+    let login = token?.groups?.token as string;
+    if (!login.includes (':'))
+      login = to_utf8 (login, 'base64');
+    const login_data = login.split (':');
+    request.user = login_data[0];
+    request.password = login_data[1];
+
+    return default_handler (request);
+  }
+
+  if ((/Bearer/ui).test (token?.groups?.type as string)) {
+    request.is_bearer = true;
+    request.token = token?.groups?.token;
+
+    const token_data = auth.verify (request.token as string);
+
+    if (!token_data.valid)
+      return default_handler (request);
+
+    request.token_data = token_data.data;
+    request.token_id = token_data.id;
+
+    if (
+      typeof options !== 'undefined'
+      && typeof options.refresh !== 'undefined'
+      && token_data.type === 'refresh_token'
+    ) {
+      request.allow_access (options.refresh);
+      return Promise.resolve ();
+    }
+
+    if (
+      typeof options !== 'undefined'
+      && typeof options.modules !== 'undefined'
+      && token_data.type === 'part_token'
+      && typeof token_data.next_module !== 'undefined'
+      && Object.keys (options.modules)
+        .includes (token_data.next_module)
+    )
+      return options.modules[token_data.next_module] (request);
+
+    request.invalid ('invalid bearer type');
+    return Promise.resolve ();
+  }
+
+  return default_handler (request);
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line max-lines-per-function
 export default function create_auth_handler (
   default_handler: AuthRequestHandler,
   options?: CreateHandlerOptions
 ) {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line max-lines-per-function
-  return async function process_request (
+  return async (
     req: IncomingMessage,
     res: ServerResponse
-  ): Promise<void> {
+  ): Promise<boolean> => {
     const body: string = await new Promise ((resolve) => {
       let data = '';
       req.on ('data', (c) => {
@@ -199,58 +267,9 @@ export default function create_auth_handler (
     const token = (/(?<type>\S+) (?<token>.+)/ui)
       .exec (req.headers.authorization as string);
 
-    if (token === null)
-      return default_handler (request);
+    process_request (request, token, default_handler, options);
 
-    if ((/Basic/ui).test (token?.groups?.type as string)) {
-      request.is_basic = true;
-
-      let login = token?.groups?.token as string;
-      if (!login.includes (':'))
-        login = to_utf8 (login, 'base64');
-      const login_data = login.split (':');
-      request.user = login_data[0];
-      request.password = login_data[1];
-
-      return default_handler (request);
-    }
-
-    if ((/Bearer/ui).test (token?.groups?.type as string)) {
-      request.is_bearer = true;
-      request.token = token?.groups?.token;
-
-      const token_data = auth.verify (request.token as string);
-
-      if (!token_data.valid)
-        return default_handler (request);
-
-      request.token_data = token_data.data;
-      request.token_id = token_data.id;
-
-      if (
-        typeof options !== 'undefined'
-        && typeof options.refresh !== 'undefined'
-        && token_data.type === 'refresh_token'
-      ) {
-        request.allow_access (options.refresh);
-        return Promise.resolve ();
-      }
-
-      if (
-        typeof options !== 'undefined'
-        && typeof options.modules !== 'undefined'
-        && token_data.type === 'part_token'
-        && typeof token_data.next_module !== 'undefined'
-        && Object.keys (options.modules)
-          .includes (token_data.next_module)
-      )
-        return options.modules[token_data.next_module] (request);
-
-      request.invalid ('invalid bearer type');
-      return Promise.resolve ();
-    }
-
-    return default_handler (request);
+    return request.is_successful;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 141d808..6cf5f1c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sapphirecode/auth-server-helper",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "author": {
     "name": "Timo Hocker",