diff --git a/src/controllers/AuthenticationController.ts b/src/controllers/AuthenticationController.ts
index ef4ddba..0f80b12 100644
--- a/src/controllers/AuthenticationController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/AuthenticationController.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class AuthenticationController {
 
       return user
     } catch (error: any) {
-      throw new Error('Invalid token')
+      throw new Error(`Invalid token. ${error.message}`)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/middleware/injectUserMiddleware.ts b/src/middleware/injectUserMiddleware.ts
index 0d7f455..bb6efe7 100644
--- a/src/middleware/injectUserMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/injectUserMiddleware.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ export async function injectUserMiddleware(
   const token = getToken(req)
 
   if (token) {
-    const user = await AuthenticationController.authenticate(token)
-    req.user = user
+    try {
+      const user = await AuthenticationController.authenticate(token)
+      req.user = user
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: error.message })
+    }
   }
 
   next()