diff --git a/backend/auth/jwt.go b/backend/auth/jwt.go
index c0c52a7c7..d2a2c7d94 100644
--- a/backend/auth/jwt.go
+++ b/backend/auth/jwt.go
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ type CustomClaims struct {
 	Role string `json:"role"`
 }
 
+type localsKey byte
+
+const claimsKey localsKey = 0
+
 // From extracts the CustomClaims from the fiber context
 // Returns nil if the claims are not present
 func From(c *fiber.Ctx) (*CustomClaims, error) {
-	rawClaims := c.Locals("claims")
+	rawClaims := c.Locals(claimsKey)
 	if rawClaims == nil {
 		return nil, utilities.Forbidden()
 	}
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ func From(c *fiber.Ctx) (*CustomClaims, error) {
 	return claims, nil
 }
 
+func SetClaims(c *fiber.Ctx, claims *CustomClaims) {
+	c.Locals(claimsKey, claims)
+}
+
 type JWTType string
 
 const (
diff --git a/backend/middleware/auth/auth.go b/backend/middleware/auth/auth.go
index 1a0962766..7313a74db 100644
--- a/backend/middleware/auth/auth.go
+++ b/backend/middleware/auth/auth.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (m *AuthMiddlewareService) Authenticate(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		// 	return errors.Unauthorized.FiberError(c)
 		// }
 
-		c.Locals("claims", claims)
+		auth.SetClaims(c, claims)
 
 		return nil
 	}(c)