--- a/include/common.inc.php
+++ b/include/common.inc.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	"database",
 	"other"
 );
+$serviceAlertsEnabled = true;
 $cloudmadeAPIkey = "daa03470bb8740298d4b10e3f03d63e6";
 $googleMapsAPIkey = "ABQIAAAA95XYXN0cki3Yj_Sb71CFvBTPaLd08ONybQDjcH_VdYtHHLgZvRTw2INzI_m17_IoOUqH3RNNmlTk1Q";
 $otpAPIurl = 'http://localhost:8080/opentripplanner-api-webapp/';
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
 
 include_once ("common-request.inc.php");
 include_once ("common-session.inc.php");
+include_once ("common-auth.inc.php");
 include_once ("common-template.inc.php");
 
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
 	global $debugOkay;
 	return in_array($debugReason, $debugOkay, false) && isDebugServer();
 }
+
 function debug($msg, $debugReason = "other")
 {
 	if (isDebug($debugReason)) echo "\n<!-- " . date(DATE_RFC822) . "\n $msg -->\n";
@@ -186,5 +189,6 @@
   } 
   return implode( $glue, $retVal ); 
 } 
+
 ?>