diff --git a/backend/__tests__/utils/authentication.spec.ts b/backend/__tests__/utils/authentication.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..878816be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/__tests__/utils/authentication.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import request from "supertest";
+import app from "../../src/app";
+// eslint-disable-line
+import * as Auth from "../../src/utils/auth";
+
+const mockApp = request(app);
+
+describe("Authentication", () => {
+  describe("requiresFreshToken", () => {
+    //@ts-ignore
+
+    jest.spyOn(Auth, "verifyIdToken").mockImplementation(() => {
+      return {
+        uid: "123456789",
+        email: "newuser@mail.com",
+        iat: 0,
+      };
+    });
+
+    it("should fail if token is not fresh", async () => {
+      Date.now = jest.fn(() => 60001);
+      await mockApp
+        .delete("/users")
+        .set({
+          Accept: "application/json",
+          Authorization: "Bearer 123456789",
+        })
+        .expect(401);
+    });
+    it("should allow the request if token is fresh", async () => {
+      Date.now = jest.fn(() => 5);
+      const newUser = {
+        name: "NewUser2asdfad",
+        uid: "123456789",
+        email: "newuser@mail.com",
+      };
+
+      await mockApp
+        .post("/users/signup")
+        .send(newUser)
+        .set({
+          Accept: "application/json",
+        })
+        .expect(200);
+
+      await mockApp
+        .delete("/users")
+        .set({
+          Accept: "application/json",
+          Authorization: "Bearer 123456789",
+        })
+        .expect(200);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/jest.config.ts b/backend/jest.config.ts
index 9b8ecc3f9..61733ac5a 100644
--- a/backend/jest.config.ts
+++ b/backend/jest.config.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ export default {
   coverageThreshold: {
     global: {
       // These percentages should never decrease
-      statements: 38,
+      statements: 39,
       branches: 38,
-      functions: 22,
+      functions: 23,
       lines: 42,
     },
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts b/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts
index dab9b21e5..72e8dc9d5 100644
--- a/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middlewares/auth.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { base64UrlDecode } from "../utils/misc";
 import { NextFunction, Response, Handler } from "express";
 import statuses from "../constants/monkey-status-codes";
 import { incrementAuth } from "../utils/prometheus";
-import Logger from "../utils/logger";
 
 interface RequestAuthenticationOptions {
   isPublic?: boolean;