diff --git a/backend/app/core/dependencies.py b/backend/app/core/dependencies.py
index 066388c..0b09b9d 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/dependencies.py
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ async def get_current_user(
 ) -> User:
     token = credentials.credentials
     payload = decode_token(token)
+
+    if payload.get("type") == "refresh":
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="Could not validate credentials",
+        )
+
     user_id: str = payload.get("sub")
 
     if user_id is None:
@@ -77,6 +84,9 @@ async def get_current_user_optional(
             return None
 
         payload = decode_token(token)
+        if payload.get("type") == "refresh":
+            return None
+
         user_id: str = payload.get("sub")
 
         if user_id is None: