diff --git a/packages/message_server/src/api.js b/packages/message_server/src/api.js
index 9bc6fb20..f0abd4f9 100755
--- a/packages/message_server/src/api.js
+++ b/packages/message_server/src/api.js
@@ -80,10 +80,18 @@ class TextRoomServer {
                     return next(new Error(`auth:server_error`))
                 }
 
-                if (session.invalid) {
+                if (!session.valid) {
+                    console.error(`[${socket.id}] failed to validate session caused by invalid token`, session)
+                    
                     return next(new Error(`auth:token_invalid`))
                 }
 
+                if(!session.user_id) {
+                    console.error(`[${socket.id}] failed to validate session caused by invalid session. (missing user_id)`, session)
+
+                    return next(new Error(`auth:invalid_session`))
+                }
+
                 const userData = await mainAPI.get(`/user/${session.user_id}/data`)
                     .then((res) => {
                         return res.data
diff --git a/packages/server/src/controllers/SessionController/endpoints/validateSession.js b/packages/server/src/controllers/SessionController/endpoints/validateSession.js
index 54d8a26b..84dfeccb 100755
--- a/packages/server/src/controllers/SessionController/endpoints/validateSession.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/controllers/SessionController/endpoints/validateSession.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { Session } from "@models"
 export default {
     method: "POST",
     route: "/validate",
-    middlewares: ["useJwtStrategy"],
     fn: async (req, res) => {
         const token = req.body.session
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ export default {
             valid: true
         }
 
-        await jwt.verify(token, req.jwtStrategy.secretOrKey, async (err, decoded) => {
+        await jwt.verify(token, global.jwtStrategy.secretOrKey, async (err, decoded) => {
             if (err) {
                 result.valid = false
                 result.error = err.message
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ export default {
                 if (err.message === "jwt expired") {
                     result.expired = true
                 }
+
                 return
             }