diff --git a/backend/app/dependencies.py b/backend/app/dependencies.py
index 92b63a32..d9b13884 100644
--- a/backend/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/app/dependencies.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status, Request
 from fastapi.security import APIKeyHeader, OAuth2PasswordBearer
 from jose import jwt, JWTError
 from app.config import get_settings
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def validate_jwt_token(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
         raise credentials_exception
 
 
-async def validate_token(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
+async def validate_token(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme), request: Request = None):
     token_data = validate_jwt_token(token)
     if not token_data:
         raise HTTPException(
diff --git a/backend/app/local/router.py b/backend/app/local/router.py
index b94b4afe..815b87d1 100644
--- a/backend/app/local/router.py
+++ b/backend/app/local/router.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status, Depends
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status
 from jose import jwt
 import datetime
 from app.config import get_settings
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 8b3d7672..f442a6a3 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends
 from mangum import Mangum
 from app.portfolio import router as portfolio_router
-from app.dependencies import validate_api_key, validate_token
+from app.dependencies import validate_api_key
 from app.config import get_settings
 
 
-app = FastAPI(dependencies=[Depends(validate_api_key), Depends(validate_token)])
+app = FastAPI(dependencies=[Depends(validate_api_key)])
 
 
 app.include_router(portfolio_router.router)
diff --git a/backend/app/portfolio/router.py b/backend/app/portfolio/router.py
index 261bc188..626eec3e 100644
--- a/backend/app/portfolio/router.py
+++ b/backend/app/portfolio/router.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from app.dependencies import validate_token
 
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/portfolio",
     tags=["portfolio"],
+    dependencies=[Depends(validate_token)],
     responses={404: {"description": "Not found"}}
 )