diff --git a/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth.go b/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth.go
index 3693a42..5557070 100644
--- a/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth.go
+++ b/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package middlewares
 
 import (
 	"GoMembership/internal/config"
-	"GoMembership/internal/models"
 	"GoMembership/internal/utils"
-	customerrors "GoMembership/pkg/errors"
 	"GoMembership/pkg/logger"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -34,26 +32,43 @@ func verifyAndRenewToken(tokenString string) (string, uint, error) {
 		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("Authorization token is required")
 	}
 	token, claims, err := ExtractContentFrom(tokenString)
-	if err != nil {
+
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenExpired) {
 		logger.Error.Printf("Couldn't parse JWT token String: %v", err)
 		return "", 0, err
 	}
-	sessionID := (*claims)["session_id"].(string)
-	userID := uint((*claims)["user_id"].(float64))
-	roleID := int8((*claims)["role_id"].(float64))
+
+	if token.Valid {
+		// token is valid, so we can return the old tokenString
+		return tokenString, uint((*claims)["user_id"].(float64)), nil
+	}
+
+	// Token is expired but valid
+	sessionID, ok := (*claims)["session_id"].(string)
+	if !ok || sessionID == "" {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid session ID")
+	}
+	id, ok := (*claims)["user_id"]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("missing user_id claim")
+	}
+	userID := uint(id.(float64))
+
+	id, ok = (*claims)["role_id"]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("missing role_id claim")
+	}
+	roleID := int8(id.(float64))
 
 	session, ok := sessions[sessionID]
 	if !ok {
 		logger.Error.Printf("session not found")
 		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("session not found")
 	}
+
 	if userID != session.UserID {
 		return "", 0, fmt.Errorf("Cookie has been altered, aborting..")
 	}
-	if token.Valid {
-		// token is valid, so we can return the old tokenString
-		return tokenString, session.UserID, customerrors.ErrValidToken
-	}
 
 	if time.Now().After(sessions[sessionID].ExpiresAt) {
 		delete(sessions, sessionID)
@@ -64,8 +79,8 @@ func verifyAndRenewToken(tokenString string) (string, uint, error) {
 
 	logger.Error.Printf("Session still valid generating new token")
 	// Session is still valid, generate a new token
-	user := models.User{ID: userID, RoleID: roleID}
-	newTokenString, err := GenerateToken(config.Auth.JWTSecret, &user, sessionID)
+	user := map[string]interface{}{"user_id": userID, "role_id": roleID}
+	newTokenString, err := GenerateToken(&config.Auth.JWTSecret, user, sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, err
 	}
@@ -89,11 +104,6 @@ func AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 
 		newToken, userID, err := verifyAndRenewToken(tokenString)
 		if err != nil {
-			if err == customerrors.ErrValidToken {
-				c.Set("user_id", uint(userID))
-				c.Next()
-				return
-			}
 			logger.Error.Printf("Token(%v) is invalid: %v\n", tokenString, err)
 			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized,
 				gin.H{"errors": []gin.H{{
@@ -104,24 +114,30 @@ func AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		utils.SetCookie(c, newToken)
+		if newToken != tokenString {
+			utils.SetCookie(c, newToken)
+		}
 		c.Set("user_id", uint(userID))
 		c.Next()
 	}
 }
 
-func GenerateToken(jwtKey string, user *models.User, sessionID string) (string, error) {
+// GenerateToken generates a new JWT token with the given claims and session ID.
+// "user_id": user.ID,	"role_id": user.RoleID
+func GenerateToken(jwtKey *string, claims map[string]interface{}, sessionID string) (string, error) {
 	if sessionID == "" {
 		sessionID = uuid.New().String()
 	}
-	token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwtSigningMethod, jwt.MapClaims{
-		"user_id":    user.ID,
-		"role_id":    user.RoleID,
-		"session_id": sessionID,
-		"exp":        time.Now().Add(time.Minute * 1).Unix(), // Token expires in 10 Minutes
-	})
-	UpdateSession(sessionID, user.ID)
-	return token.SignedString([]byte(jwtKey))
+	claims["session_id"] = sessionID
+	claims["exp"] = time.Now().Add(time.Minute * 1).Unix() // Token expires in 10 Minutes
+	token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwtSigningMethod, jwt.MapClaims(claims))
+
+	userID, ok := claims["user_id"].(uint)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid user_id in claims")
+	}
+	UpdateSession(sessionID, userID)
+	return token.SignedString([]byte(*jwtKey))
 }
 
 func ExtractContentFrom(tokenString string) (*jwt.Token, *jwt.MapClaims, error) {
@@ -130,23 +146,33 @@ func ExtractContentFrom(tokenString string) (*jwt.Token, *jwt.MapClaims, error)
 		return []byte(config.Auth.JWTSecret), nil
 	})
 
-	if !errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenExpired) && err != nil {
-		logger.Error.Printf("Error during token(%v) parsing: %#v", tokenString, err)
+	// Handle parsing errors (excluding expiration error)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, jwt.ErrTokenExpired) {
+		logger.Error.Printf("Error parsing token: %v", err)
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Token is expired, check if session is still valid
-	claims, ok := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
-	if !ok {
-		logger.Error.Printf("Invalid Token Claims")
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid token claims")
+	// Ensure token is not nil (e.g., malformed tokens)
+	if token == nil {
+		logger.Error.Print("Token is nil after parsing")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid token")
 	}
 
+	// Extract and validate claims
+	claims, ok := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
 	if !ok {
-		logger.Error.Printf("invalid session_id in token")
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid session_id in token")
+		logger.Error.Print("Invalid token claims structure")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid token claims format")
 	}
-	return token, &claims, nil
+
+	// Validate required session_id claim
+	if _, exists := claims["session_id"]; !exists {
+		logger.Error.Print("Missing session_id in token claims")
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("missing session_id claim")
+	}
+
+	// Return token, claims, and original error (might be expiration)
+	return token, &claims, err
 }
 
 func UpdateSession(sessionID string, userID uint) {
diff --git a/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth_test.go b/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth_test.go
index 67dbde8..b70abbb 100644
--- a/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth_test.go
+++ b/go-backend/internal/middlewares/auth_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package middlewares
 import (
 	"GoMembership/internal/config"
 	"GoMembership/internal/constants"
-	"GoMembership/internal/models"
 	"GoMembership/pkg/logger"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
@@ -56,8 +55,11 @@ func TestAuthMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "Valid Token",
 			setupAuth: func(r *http.Request) {
-				user := models.User{ID: 123, RoleID: constants.Roles.Member}
-				token, _ := GenerateToken(config.Auth.JWTSecret, &user, "")
+				claims := map[string]interface{}{"user_id": uint(123), "role_id": constants.Roles.Member}
+				token, err := GenerateToken(&config.Auth.JWTSecret, claims, "")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
 				r.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "jwt", Value: token})
 			},
 			expectedStatus: http.StatusOK,
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ func TestAuthMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			setupAuth: func(r *http.Request) {
 				sessionID := "test-session"
 				token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwtSigningMethod, jwt.MapClaims{
-					"user_id":    123,
+					"user_id":    uint(123),
 					"role_id":    constants.Roles.Member,
 					"session_id": sessionID,
 					"exp":        time.Now().Add(-time.Hour).Unix(), // Expired 1 hour ago
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func TestAuthMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			setupAuth: func(r *http.Request) {
 				sessionID := "expired-session"
 				token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwtSigningMethod, jwt.MapClaims{
-					"user_id":    123,
+					"user_id":    uint(123),
 					"role_id":    constants.Roles.Member,
 					"session_id": sessionID,
 					"exp":        time.Now().Add(-time.Hour).Unix(), // Expired 1 hour ago
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ func TestAuthMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "Invalid Signature",
 			setupAuth: func(r *http.Request) {
 				token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwtSigningMethod, jwt.MapClaims{
-					"user_id":    123,
+					"user_id":    uint(123),
 					"session_id": "some-session",
 					"exp":        time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),
 				})
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ func TestAuthMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "Invalid Signing Method",
 			setupAuth: func(r *http.Request) {
 				token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodES256, jwt.MapClaims{
-					"user_id":    123,
+					"user_id":    uint(123),
 					"session_id": "some-session",
 					"role_id":    constants.Roles.Member,
 					"exp":        time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),