diff --git a/go/admin/admin.go b/go/admin/admin.go
index aec1632b..ca7e3e1d 100644
--- a/go/admin/admin.go
+++ b/go/admin/admin.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type Admin struct {
 
 	ghAppId     string
 	ghAppSecret string
-	ghTokenSalt string
+	auth string
 
 	dbCfg    *psdb.Config
 	dbClient *psdb.Client
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (a *Admin) AddToCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().Var(&a.Mode, flagMode, "Specify the mode on which the server will run")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&a.ghAppId, flagAdminAppId, "", "The ID of the GitHub App")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&a.ghAppSecret, flagAdminAppSecret, "", "The secret of the GitHub App")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&a.ghTokenSalt, flagGhAuth, "", "The salt string to salt the GitHub Token")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&a.auth, flagGhAuth, "", "The salt string to salt the GitHub Token")
 
 	_ = viper.BindPFlag(flagPort, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagPort))
 	_ = viper.BindPFlag(flagMode, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagMode))
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (a *Admin) Run() error {
 	a.router.GET("/admin", a.login)
 	a.router.GET("/admin/login", a.handleGitHubLogin)
 	a.router.GET("/admin/auth/callback", a.handleGitHubCallback)
-	a.router.POST("/admin/executions/add", a.handleExecutionsAdd)
+	a.router.POST("/admin/executions/add", a.authMiddleware(), a.handleExecutionsAdd)
 	a.router.GET("/admin/dashboard", a.authMiddleware(), a.dashboard)
 
 	return a.router.Run(":" + a.port)
diff --git a/go/admin/api.go b/go/admin/api.go
index 2f9ce0cd..8aed1533 100644
--- a/go/admin/api.go
+++ b/go/admin/api.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ var (
 	}
 	oauthStateString = random.String(10) // A random string to protect against CSRF attacks
 	client           *goGithub.Client
+	orgName          = "vitessio"
+	tokens           = make(map[string]oauth2.Token)
+
+	mu sync.Mutex
 )
 
 const (
@@ -65,21 +70,65 @@ func (a *Admin) dashboard(c *gin.Context) {
 	a.render(c, gin.H{}, "base.html")
 }
 
+func CreateGhClient(token *oauth2.Token) *goGithub.Client {
+	return goGithub.NewClient(oauthConf.Client(context.Background(), token))
+}
+
 func (a *Admin) authMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
-		_, err := c.Cookie("ghtoken")
+		cookie, err := c.Cookie("ghtoken")
 		if err != nil {
-			// User not authenticated, redirect to login
 			c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/login")
 			c.Abort()
 			return
 		}
 
-		// User is authenticated, proceed to the next handler
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+
+		token, ok := tokens[cookie]
+
+		if !ok {
+			c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/login")
+			c.Abort()
+			return
+		}
+
+		client := CreateGhClient(&token)
+
+		isMaintainer, err := a.GetUser(client)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("Error getting user: ", err)
+			c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !isMaintainer {
+			c.String(http.StatusForbidden, "You must be a maintainer in the %s organization to access this page.", orgName)
+			c.Abort()
+			return
+		}
+
 		c.Next()
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *Admin) GetUser(client *goGithub.Client) (bool, error) {
+	user, _, err := client.Users.Get(context.Background(), "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	isMaintainer, err := a.checkUserOrgMembership(client, user.GetLogin(), orgName)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Error checking org membership: ", err)
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return isMaintainer, nil
+}
+
 func (a *Admin) handleGitHubLogin(c *gin.Context) {
 	if a.Mode == server.ProductionMode {
 		oauthConf.RedirectURL = "https://benchmark.vitess.io/admin/auth/callback"
@@ -105,27 +154,17 @@ func (a *Admin) handleGitHubCallback(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	client := goGithub.NewClient(oauthConf.Client(context.Background(), token))
-
-	user, _, err := client.Users.Get(context.Background(), "")
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("Failed to get user: ", err)
-		c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	slog.Infof("Authenticated user: %s", user.GetLogin())
+	client := CreateGhClient(token)
 
-	orgName := "vitessio"
-	isMaintainer, err := a.checkUserOrgMembership(client, user.GetLogin(), orgName)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("Error checking org membership: ", err)
-		c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
+	isMaintainer, err := a.GetUser(client)
 
 	if isMaintainer {
-		c.SetCookie("ghtoken", token.AccessToken, int(token.Expiry.Sub(time.Now()).Seconds()), "/", "localhost", true, true)
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+
+		randomKey := random.String(32)
+		tokens[randomKey] = *token
+		c.SetCookie("ghtoken", randomKey, int(time.Hour.Seconds()), "/", "localhost", true, true)
 
 		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/admin/dashboard")
 	} else {
@@ -159,7 +198,6 @@ func (a *Admin) checkUserOrgMembership(client *goGithub.Client, username, orgNam
 }
 
 func (a *Admin) handleExecutionsAdd(c *gin.Context) {
-	slog.Info("Adding execution")
 	source := c.PostForm("source")
 	sha := c.PostForm("sha")
 	workloads := c.PostFormArray("workloads")
@@ -177,7 +215,9 @@ func (a *Admin) handleExecutionsAdd(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	encryptedToken := server.Encrypt(token, a.ghTokenSalt)
+	encryptedToken := server.Encrypt(token, a.auth)
+
+	slog.Info("Encrypted token: ", encryptedToken)
 
 	requestPayload := ExecutionRequest{
 		Auth:               encryptedToken,
diff --git a/go/tools/server/utils.go b/go/tools/server/utils.go
index 74e7eca2..914d1040 100644
--- a/go/tools/server/utils.go
+++ b/go/tools/server/utils.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log/slog"
+	"log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func Encrypt(stringToEncrypt string, keyString string) (encryptedString string) {
-	slog.Info(stringToEncrypt, keyString)
+	log.Println(stringToEncrypt, keyString)
 	key, _ := hex.DecodeString(keyString)
 	plaintext := []byte(stringToEncrypt)