diff --git a/services/api/src/api/v1/services/auth-token-handler.js b/services/api/src/api/v1/services/auth-token-handler.js
index e988fa5..7a9343f 100644
--- a/services/api/src/api/v1/services/auth-token-handler.js
+++ b/services/api/src/api/v1/services/auth-token-handler.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = ({ services: { sortRolesByLevel, signJwt } }) => {
 
   const { claimsNamespace, jwtExpirationInHours } = config
 
-  async function validateAuthToken(authTokenJwt) {
+  function validateAuthToken(authTokenJwt) {
     try {
       const { authToken } = jwtDecode(authTokenJwt)
       return authToken