diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d3307f4..539d219 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import BotClient from './services/Client';
 import { ALLOWED_ORIGINS, PORT, RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS, RATE_LIMIT_MAX } from './config';
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 import authenticateApiKey from './middlewares/verifyApiKey';
+import { authenticateToken } from './middlewares/auth';
 import status from './routes/status';
 import authRoutes from './routes/auth';
 import todosRoutes from './routes/todos';
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ app.use(async (req, res, next) => {
 app.use('/api/auth', authRoutes);
 app.use('/api/todos', todosRoutes);
 app.use('/api/user/api-keys', apiKeysRoutes);
-app.use('/api/reminders', authenticateApiKey, remindersRoutes);
+app.use('/api/reminders', authenticateToken, remindersRoutes);
 app.use('/api', voteWebhookRoutes);
 
 app.use('/api/status', authenticateApiKey, status(bot));
diff --git a/src/middlewares/auth.ts b/src/middlewares/auth.ts
index b1fe337..a58e4ac 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/auth.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/auth.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import logger from '../utils/logger';
 
-const JWT_SECRET = process.env.JWT_SECRET || 'your-jwt-secret';
+const JWT_SECRET = process.env.JWT_SECRET;
 
 interface JwtPayload {
   userId: string;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const authenticateToken = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunctio
   }
 
   try {
-    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET) as JwtPayload;
+    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET!) as JwtPayload;
     req.user = decoded;
     next();
   } catch (error) {