diff --git a/libs/oidc/CHANGELOG.md b/libs/oidc/CHANGELOG.md
index 8019bf9..ab8995b 100644
--- a/libs/oidc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/libs/oidc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 <!-- TOC -->
 
 - [Changelog](#changelog)
+  - [0.26.4 (2023-10-04)](#0264-2023-10-04)
+    - [Bugfixes](#bugfixes)
   - [0.26.3 (2023-01-10)](#0263-2023-01-10)
     - [Bugfixes](#bugfixes)
   - [0.26.2 (2023-01-03)](#0262-2023-01-03)
@@ -157,11 +159,17 @@
 
 <!-- /TOC -->
 
+## 0.26.4 (2023-10-04)
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Bugfix creating new `strategy` object passed into `passport.authenticate` in oidc.service
+
 ## 0.26.3 (2023-01-10)
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
-- Bugfix updating the ```logout``` method in oidc.service to be asynchronous, to follow breaking change in passport 0.6.0
+- Bugfix updating the `logout` method in oidc.service to be asynchronous, to follow breaking change in passport 0.6.0
 
 ## 0.26.2 (2023-01-03)
 
diff --git a/libs/oidc/package.json b/libs/oidc/package.json
index db1e67b..7de6d8e 100644
--- a/libs/oidc/package.json
+++ b/libs/oidc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@finastra/nestjs-oidc",
-  "version": "0.26.3",
+  "version": "0.26.4",
   "contributors": [
     "David Boclé <david.bocle@finastra.com>",
     "Francine Ong <francine.ong@finastra.com>",
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
     "connect-mongo": "4.6.0",
     "@types/mongodb": "^4.0.6"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/oidc/src/services/oidc.service.ts b/libs/oidc/src/services/oidc.service.ts
index fba2166..9f1153a 100644
--- a/libs/oidc/src/services/oidc.service.ts
+++ b/libs/oidc/src/services/oidc.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import * as handlebars from 'handlebars';
 import { JWKS } from 'jose';
-import { Client, custom, Issuer } from 'openid-client';
+import { Client, Issuer, custom } from 'openid-client';
 import { stringify } from 'querystring';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 import { ChannelType, IdentityProviderOptions, OidcModuleOptions } from '../interfaces';
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class OidcService implements OnModuleInit {
           'utf-8',
         ).toString('base64');
         passport.authenticate(
-          strategy,
+          Object.create(strategy),
           {
             ...req['options'],
             failureRedirect: `${prefix}/login`,