diff --git a/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/auth/JwtAuthFilter.java b/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/auth/JwtAuthFilter.java
index e6f9d7a6..65e33333 100644
--- a/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/auth/JwtAuthFilter.java
+++ b/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/auth/JwtAuthFilter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(
     }
 
     if (isBearerTokenNotPresent(authHeader)) {
-      sendUnauthorizedError(response, "Token not present or expired token");
+      sendUnauthorizedError(response, "Token not present");
       return;
     }