diff --git a/src/middleware/auth.middleware.ts b/src/middleware/auth.middleware.ts
index 54280ee..b7bed40 100644
--- a/src/middleware/auth.middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/auth.middleware.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { Context } from "elysia";
+import { getCookie } from "../helpers/http/userHeader/cookies/getCookies";
+import { mainErrorHandler } from "../helpers/error/handler";
+import { returnErrorResponse } from "../helpers/callback/httpResponse";
 
 export const authMiddleware = (ctx: Context) => {
-  const token = ctx.cookie.auth_token;
-
-  if (!token) {
-    ctx.set.status = 401;
-    throw "Unauthorized: Token missing";
+  try {
+    const cookie = getCookie(ctx);
+    if (!cookie.auth_token)
+      return returnErrorResponse(ctx.set, 401, "User Unauthorized");
+  } catch (error) {
+    return mainErrorHandler(ctx.set, error);
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/auth/index.ts b/src/modules/auth/index.ts
index f43fba0..9dba3bc 100644
--- a/src/modules/auth/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/auth/index.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ import { authVerification } from "./controller/authVerification.controller";
 
 export const authModule = new Elysia({ prefix: "/auth" })
   .post("/legacy", loginWithPassword)
-  .post("/verification", authVerification)
-  .get(
-    "/test",
-    () => {
-      return "PASSED";
-    },
-    {
-      beforeHandle: authMiddleware,
-    }
-  );
+  .post("/verification", authVerification, {
+    beforeHandle: authMiddleware,
+  });
diff --git a/src/modules/auth/services/authVerification.service.ts b/src/modules/auth/services/authVerification.service.ts
index a2205e1..f6989ad 100644
--- a/src/modules/auth/services/authVerification.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/auth/services/authVerification.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { AppError } from "../../../helpers/error/instances/app";
 import { jwtDecode } from "../../../helpers/http/jwt/decode";
-import { jwtEncode } from "../../../helpers/http/jwt/encode";
 
 export const authVerificationService = (cookie: string) => {
   try {