diff --git a/services/auth.py b/services/auth.py
index 5ac1501..469fd4a 100644
--- a/services/auth.py
+++ b/services/auth.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async def check_auth(req) -> (bool, int | None):
         # Logging the authentication token
         print(f"[services.auth] checking auth token: {token}")
         query_name = "validate_jwt_token"
-        opeation = "ValidateToken"
+        operation = "ValidateToken"
         headers = {
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
         }
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ async def check_auth(req) -> (bool, int | None):
         variables = {
             "params": {
                 "token_type": "access_token",
-                "token": token.encode("utf-8"),
+                "token": token,
             }
         }
 
         gql = {
-            "query": f"query {opeation}($params: ValidateJWTTokenInput!) {{ {query_name}(params: $params) {{ is_valid claims }} }}",
+            "query": f"query {operation}($params: ValidateJWTTokenInput!) {{ {query_name}(params: $params) {{ is_valid claims }} }}",
             "variables": variables,
-            "operationName": opeation,
+            "operationName": operation,
         }
         print(f"[services.auth] Graphql: {gql}")
         try:
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ async def check_auth(req) -> (bool, int | None):
 def login_required(f):
     @wraps(f)
     async def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+        print(args)
         info = args[1]
         context = info.context
         req = context.get("request")