From 420ab754675cdc1fac0962be749c2040134a0d45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Butcher <thomasbutcher15@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 20:32:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added user existence check in userRouteHandler to return 401
 status if user is not found, enhancing authentication flow.

---
 src/services/misc/auth.js | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/services/misc/auth.js b/src/services/misc/auth.js
index 99ef1db..0e25755 100644
--- a/src/services/misc/auth.js
+++ b/src/services/misc/auth.js
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ export const userRouteHandler = async (req, res) => {
   if (req.user) {
     const authHeader = req.headers.authorization || req.headers.Authorization;
     const token = authHeader?.startsWith('Bearer ') ? authHeader.substring(7) : null;
+    const user = await userModel.findOne({ _id: req.user._id }).lean();
+    if (!user) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'User not found' });
+    }
     return res.json({
       access_token: token,
       expires_at: req.session?.expiresAt,