diff --git a/backend/src/errors/auth.go b/backend/src/errors/auth.go
index 37d9b1a8b..e53e5f03d 100644
--- a/backend/src/errors/auth.go
+++ b/backend/src/errors/auth.go
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ var (
 		StatusCode: fiber.StatusInternalServerError,
 		Message:    "failed to cast to custom claims",
 	}
-	ExpectedClaimsButGotNil = Error{
-		StatusCode: fiber.StatusInternalServerError,
-		Message:    "expected claims but got nil",
-	}
 )
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/auth.go b/backend/src/middleware/auth.go
index fb05f6179..07fd76a61 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/auth.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ func SuperSkipper(h fiber.Handler) fiber.Handler {
 			err.FiberError(c)
 			return false
 		}
+		if claims == nil {
+			return false
+		}
 		return claims.Role == string(models.Super)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/types/custom_claims.go b/backend/src/types/custom_claims.go
index b475d96d7..c0351e0a0 100644
--- a/backend/src/types/custom_claims.go
+++ b/backend/src/types/custom_claims.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type CustomClaims struct {
 func From(c *fiber.Ctx) (*CustomClaims, *errors.Error) {
 	rawClaims := c.Locals("claims")
 	if rawClaims == nil {
-		return nil, &errors.ExpectedClaimsButGotNil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	claims, ok := rawClaims.(*CustomClaims)