diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 35b97605..62362c3f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ starlette = "^0.32.0.post1"
 gql = "^3.4.1"
 ariadne = "^0.21"
 aiohttp = "^3.9.1"
+requests = "^2.31.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 setuptools = "^69.0.2"
diff --git a/services/auth.py b/services/auth.py
index 934f4a83..ca7769a8 100644
--- a/services/auth.py
+++ b/services/auth.py
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ async def check_auth(req):
         headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
         # query getSession($params: SessionQueryInput){ session(params: $params) { message user { id } } }
         gql = {
-            "query": "query GetSession($params: SessionQueryInput)"
-            + "{ session(params: $params) { message user { id } } }",
+            "query": "query GetSession($params: SessionQueryInput){ session(params: $params) { message user { id } } }",
             "operationName": "GetSession",
-            "variables": {},
+            "variables": None,  # {"params": {"roles": ["author"]}},
         }
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30.0)) as session: