diff --git a/Backend/Middelware/authMiddelware.js b/Backend/Middelware/authMiddelware.js
index 36fa8fa6..a1fb543e 100644
--- a/Backend/Middelware/authMiddelware.js
+++ b/Backend/Middelware/authMiddelware.js
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 
 export default (req, res, next) => {
-  const token = req.header('Authorization');
-  if (!token) return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Access denied. No token provided.' });
+  const authHeader = req.header('Authorization');
+  
+  if (!authHeader) {
+    return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Access denied. No token provided.' });
+  }
+
+  const token = authHeader.split(' ')[1]; // Extract the token after "Bearer"
+  
+  if (!token) {
+    return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Access denied. No token provided.' });
+  }
 
   try {
     const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.SECRET);
@@ -12,6 +21,6 @@ export default (req, res, next) => {
     if (ex.name === 'TokenExpiredError') {
       return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Token expired.' });
     }
-    res.status(400).json({ message: 'Invalid token.' });
+    return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Invalid token.' });
   }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};