diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 9950c13..b332880 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ from importlib import import_module
 from os.path import exists
 
 from ariadne import load_schema_from_path, make_executable_schema
-from starlette.applications import Starlette
 from ariadne.asgi import GraphQL
-
+from starlette.applications import Starlette
 from starlette.routing import Route
 
 from services.logger import root_logger as logger
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ async def start():
                 f.write(str(os.getpid()))
     logger.info(f"process started in {MODE} mode")
 
+
 # main starlette app object with ariadne mounted in root
 app = Starlette(
     on_startup=[
diff --git a/resolvers/__init__.py b/resolvers/__init__.py
index 9f4b2b9..cdd4679 100644
--- a/resolvers/__init__.py
+++ b/resolvers/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 from resolvers.chats import create_chat, delete_chat, update_chat
 from resolvers.load import load_chats, load_messages_by
-from resolvers.messages import (
-    create_message,
-    delete_message,
-    mark_as_read,
-    update_message,
-)
+from resolvers.messages import (create_message, delete_message, mark_as_read,
+                                update_message)
 from resolvers.search import search_messages, search_recipients
 
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/services/auth.py b/services/auth.py
index 30f66a7..a205679 100644
--- a/services/auth.py
+++ b/services/auth.py
@@ -1,83 +1,94 @@
-import logging
 from functools import wraps
 
-from aiohttp import ClientSession
+import httpx
 from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException
 
 from services.core import get_author_by_user
 from services.logger import root_logger as logger
 from settings import AUTH_URL
 
-logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+async def request_data(gql, headers=None):
+    if headers is None:
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+            response = await client.post(AUTH_URL, json=gql, headers=headers)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                data = response.json()
+                errors = data.get("errors")
+                if errors:
+                    logger.error(f"HTTP Errors: {errors}")
+                else:
+                    return data
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Handling and logging exceptions during authentication check
+        logger.error(f"request_data error: {e}")
+    return None
 
 
 async def check_auth(req):
-    logger.debug("checking auth...")
+    token = req.headers.get("Authorization")
     user_id = ""
-    try:
-        token = req.headers.get("Authorization")
-        if token:
-            # Logging the authentication token
-            query_name = "validate_jwt_token"
-            operation = "ValidateToken"
-            headers = {
-                "Content-Type": "application/json",
-            }
+    user_roles = []
+    if token:
+        # Logging the authentication token
+        logger.debug(f"{token}")
+        query_name = "validate_jwt_token"
+        operation = "ValidateToken"
+        variables = {"params": {"token_type": "access_token", "token": token}}
 
-            variables = {
-                "params": {
-                    "token_type": "access_token",
-                    "token": token,
-                }
-            }
-
-            gql = {
-                "query": f"query {operation}($params: ValidateJWTTokenInput!) {{ {query_name}(params: $params) {{ is_valid claims }} }}",
-                "variables": variables,
-                "operationName": operation,
-            }
-            # Asynchronous HTTP request to the authentication server
-            async with ClientSession() as session:
-                async with session.post(
-                    AUTH_URL, json=gql, headers=headers
-                ) as response:
-                    if response.status == 200:
-                        data = await response.json()
-                        errors = data.get("errors")
-                        if errors:
-                            logger.error(f"{errors}")
-                        else:
-                            user_id = (
-                                data.get("data", {})
-                                .get(query_name, {})
-                                .get("claims", {})
-                                .get("sub")
-                            )
-                            logger.info(f"got user_id: {user_id}")
-                            return user_id
-    except Exception as e:
-        # Handling and logging exceptions during authentication check
-        logger.error(e)
-
-    if not user_id:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Unauthorized")
+        gql = {
+            "query": f"query {operation}($params: ValidateJWTTokenInput!)  {{"
+            + f"{query_name}(params: $params) {{ is_valid claims }} "
+            + "}",
+            "variables": variables,
+            "operationName": operation,
+        }
+        data = await request_data(gql)
+        if data:
+            logger.debug(data)
+            user_data = data.get("data", {}).get(query_name, {}).get("claims", {})
+            user_id = user_data.get("sub", "")
+            user_roles = user_data.get("allowed_roles", [])
+    return user_id, user_roles
 
 
 def login_required(f):
     @wraps(f)
     async def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
         info = args[1]
-        context = info.context
-        req = context.get("request")
-        user_id = await check_auth(req)
-        if user_id:
-            context["user_id"] = user_id.strip()
-            author = get_author_by_user(user_id)
-            if author and "id" in author:
-                context["author_id"] = author["id"]
-            else:
-                logger.debug(author)
-                HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Unauthorized")
+        req = info.context.get("request")
+        authorized = await check_auth(req)
+        if authorized:
+            logger.info(authorized)
+            user_id, user_roles = authorized
+            if user_id and user_roles:
+                logger.info(f" got {user_id} roles: {user_roles}")
+                info.context["user_id"] = user_id.strip()
         return await f(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return decorated_function
+
+
+def auth_request(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    async def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+        req = args[0]
+        authorized = await check_auth(req)
+        if authorized:
+            user_id, user_roles = authorized
+            if user_id and user_roles:
+                logger.info(f" got {user_id} roles: {user_roles}")
+                req["user_id"] = user_id.strip()
+                author = get_author_by_user(user_id)
+                if author and "id" in author:
+                    req["author_id"] = author["id"]
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(author)
+                    HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Cannot find author profile")
+            return await f(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Unauthorized")
+
+    return decorated_function