diff --git a/src/endpoints/AuthPoint.ts b/src/endpoints/AuthRestResource.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/endpoints/AuthPoint.ts
rename to src/endpoints/AuthRestResource.ts
diff --git a/src/endpoints/CompactRecipePoint.ts b/src/endpoints/CompactRecipeRestResource.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/endpoints/CompactRecipePoint.ts
rename to src/endpoints/CompactRecipeRestResource.ts
diff --git a/src/endpoints/RecipePoint.ts b/src/endpoints/RecipeRestResource.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/endpoints/RecipePoint.ts
rename to src/endpoints/RecipeRestResource.ts
diff --git a/src/endpoints/UserPoint.ts b/src/endpoints/UserRestResource.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/endpoints/UserPoint.ts
rename to src/endpoints/UserRestResource.ts
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 070f409..7c917f4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import { errorLoggerMiddleware } from "./middleware/errorLoggerMiddleware.js";
 import { corsHeaders } from "./middleware/corsMiddleware.js";
 import { logger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { HttpStatusCode } from "./apiHelpers/HttpStatusCodes.js";
-import authRoutes, { authBasicRoute } from "./endpoints/AuthPoint.js";
-import userRoutes, { userBasicRoute } from "./endpoints/UserPoint.js";
-import compactRecipeRoutes from "./endpoints/CompactRecipePoint.js";
-import recipeRoutes from "./endpoints/RecipePoint.js";
+import authRoutes, { authBasicRoute } from "./endpoints/AuthRestResource.js";
+import userRoutes, { userBasicRoute } from "./endpoints/UserRestResource.js";
+import compactRecipeRoutes from "./endpoints/CompactRecipeRestResource.js";
+import recipeRoutes from "./endpoints/RecipeRestResource.js";
 
 dotenv.config();
 
diff --git a/src/middleware/authenticationMiddleware.ts b/src/middleware/authenticationMiddleware.ts
index 26cf375..27715e8 100644
--- a/src/middleware/authenticationMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/authenticationMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
-import { authBasicRoute } from "../endpoints/AuthPoint.js";
+import { authBasicRoute } from "../endpoints/AuthRestResource.js";
 import { AuthPayload } from "../dtos/AuthPayload.js";
 import {HttpStatusCode} from "../apiHelpers/HttpStatusCodes.js";
 
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ export const authentication = (
   }
 
   try {
-    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET) as AuthPayload;
-    req.currentUser = decoded;
+    req.currentUser = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET) as AuthPayload;
     next();
   } catch {
     return res.status(HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED).json({ message: "Unauthorized" });