diff --git a/server/docker-compose.yaml b/server/docker-compose.yaml
index 0fac6d8..e89d501 100644
--- a/server/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/server/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '3.5'
+version: '3.7'
 
 services:
   postgres:
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     restart: unless-stopped
+    platform: linux/amd64
 
 volumes:
   postgres:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/_middleware.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/_middleware.dart
index a4b644e..6293803 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/v1/_middleware.dart
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/_middleware.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:dart_frog/dart_frog.dart';
-import 'package:dart_frog_auth/dart_frog_auth.dart';
-import 'package:shared/shared.dart';
 import 'package:stormberry/stormberry.dart';
 
-import 'authy.dart';
+import 'authenticator.dart';
 
 /*
 NOTE: This won't be readable while migration in stormberry, so requires
@@ -24,16 +22,16 @@ final database = Database(
 );
 
 Handler middleware(Handler handler) {
-  return handler.use(
-    provider<Database>((context) {
-      return database;
-    }),
-  ).use(
-    bearerAuthentication<User>(
-      authenticator: (context, token) async {
-        final authy = context.read<Authy>();
-        return authy.verifyToken(token);
-      },
-    ),
-  );
+  final authy = Authenticator(database: database);
+  return handler
+      .use(
+        provider<Authenticator>((context) {
+          return authy;
+        }),
+      )
+      .use(
+        provider<Database>((context) {
+          return database;
+        }),
+      );
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/auth/login.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/auth/login.dart
index 80d96a2..f7f9496 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/v1/auth/login.dart
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/auth/login.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import 'package:db/db.dart' as db;
 import 'package:shared/shared.dart';
 import 'package:stormberry/stormberry.dart';
 
-import '../authy.dart';
+import '../authenticator.dart';
 
 Future<Response> onRequest(RequestContext context) async {
   switch (context.request.method) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Future<Response> _login(
     );
   }
 
-  final authy = context.read<Authy>();
+  final authy = context.read<Authenticator>();
   final token = await authy.generateToken(User.fromUserView(user));
 
   return Response.json(
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/auth/register.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/auth/register.dart
index a7769bd..2d47fb0 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/v1/auth/register.dart
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/auth/register.dart
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Future<Response> _register(
         statusCode: 205,
         body: {
           'status': 'failed',
-          'message': 'username ${body['username']} is already taken!',
+          'message':
+              // ignore: lines_longer_than_80_chars
+              'username ${body['username']} or email ${body['email']} is already taken!',
         },
       );
     }
@@ -62,10 +64,7 @@ Future<Response> _register(
 
   final id = await database.users.insertOne(request);
 
-  final sharedUser = User.fromJson({
-    ...body,
-    'id': id,
-  });
+  final sharedUser = User.fromJson({...body, 'id': id});
 
   return Response.json(
     body: {
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/authy.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/authenticator.dart
similarity index 83%
rename from server/routes/api/v1/authy.dart
rename to server/routes/api/v1/authenticator.dart
index d8bdf57..73d88f4 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/v1/authy.dart
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/authenticator.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import 'package:dart_frog/dart_frog.dart';
 import 'package:dart_jsonwebtoken/dart_jsonwebtoken.dart';
 import 'package:db/db.dart' as db;
 import 'package:shared/shared.dart';
-
-import '_middleware.dart';
+import 'package:stormberry/stormberry.dart';
 
 Future<Response> onRequest(RequestContext context) async {
   switch (context.request.method) {
@@ -20,14 +19,18 @@ Future<Response> onRequest(RequestContext context) async {
   }
 }
 
-class Authy {
+class Authenticator {
+  Authenticator({required this.database});
+
+  final Database database;
+
   static const String jwtSecret =
       // ignore: lines_longer_than_80_chars
       'JWT SECRET AUTH KEY, I AM SORRY IF THIS GOT HACKED.NOT A PRO BACKEND DEVELOPER XD';
 
-  Future<User?> verifyToken(String? token) async {
+  Future<bool> verifyToken(String? token) async {
     if (token == null) {
-      return null;
+      return false;
     }
 
     final users = await database.users.queryUsers();
@@ -39,11 +42,11 @@ class Authy {
 
     for (final u in users) {
       if (u.id == (payload['uid'] as int)) {
-        return User.fromUserView(u);
+        return true;
       }
     }
 
-    return null;
+    return false;
   }
 
   Future<String> generateToken(User user) async {
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/posts/_middleware.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/posts/_middleware.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb35bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/posts/_middleware.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import 'package:dart_frog/dart_frog.dart';
+import 'package:dart_frog_auth/dart_frog_auth.dart';
+import 'package:stormberry/stormberry.dart';
+
+import '../_middleware.dart';
+import '../authenticator.dart';
+
+Handler middleware(Handler handler) {
+  final authy = Authenticator(database: database);
+  return handler
+      .use(
+        provider<Database>((context) {
+          return database;
+        }),
+      )
+      .use(
+        bearerAuthentication<bool>(
+          authenticator: (context, token) {
+            return authy.verifyToken(token);
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+}
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/posts/index.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/posts/index.dart
index def6dca..9271243 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/v1/posts/index.dart
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/posts/index.dart
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ Future<Response> _get(RequestContext context) async {
     sharedPosts = dbPosts.map(Post.fromPostView).toList();
   }
 
-  return Response.json(
-    body: {
-      'status': 'success',
-      'data': sharedPosts,
-    },
-  );
+  return Response.json(body: {'status': 'success', 'data': sharedPosts});
 }
 
 Future<Response> _post(
@@ -76,9 +71,6 @@ Future<Response> _post(
   final sharedPost = Post.fromPostView(dbPost!);
 
   return Response.json(
-    body: {
-      'status': 'success',
-      'data': sharedPost.toJson(),
-    },
+    body: {'status': 'success', 'data': sharedPost.toJson()},
   );
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/api/v1/stories/_middleware.dart b/server/routes/api/v1/stories/_middleware.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb35bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/api/v1/stories/_middleware.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import 'package:dart_frog/dart_frog.dart';
+import 'package:dart_frog_auth/dart_frog_auth.dart';
+import 'package:stormberry/stormberry.dart';
+
+import '../_middleware.dart';
+import '../authenticator.dart';
+
+Handler middleware(Handler handler) {
+  final authy = Authenticator(database: database);
+  return handler
+      .use(
+        provider<Database>((context) {
+          return database;
+        }),
+      )
+      .use(
+        bearerAuthentication<bool>(
+          authenticator: (context, token) {
+            return authy.verifyToken(token);
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+}