diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts
index d833413c8..39f23922b 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts
@@ -175,25 +175,25 @@ async function authenticateWithBearerToken(
     if (errorCode?.includes("auth/id-token-expired")) {
       throw new MonkeyError(
         401,
-        "Token expired. Please login again.",
+        "Token expired - please login again",
         "authenticateWithBearerToken"
       );
     } else if (errorCode?.includes("auth/id-token-revoked")) {
       throw new MonkeyError(
         401,
-        "Token revoked. Please login again.",
+        "Token revoked - please login again",
         "authenticateWithBearerToken"
       );
     } else if (errorCode?.includes("auth/user-not-found")) {
       throw new MonkeyError(
         404,
-        "User not found.",
+        "User not found",
         "authenticateWithBearerToken"
       );
     } else if (errorCode?.includes("auth/argument-error")) {
       throw new MonkeyError(
         400,
-        "Incorrect Bearer token format.",
+        "Incorrect Bearer token format",
         "authenticateWithBearerToken"
       );
     } else {