diff --git a/backend/app_be/views/rest_api.py b/backend/app_be/views/rest_api.py
index 0e965c9..d466f88 100644
--- a/backend/app_be/views/rest_api.py
+++ b/backend/app_be/views/rest_api.py
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ class TestApiClass:
 class LoginClass:
     @staticmethod
     @api_view(['GET'])
-    def login(request:requests.Request):
+    def login(request: requests.Request):
         logger.debug('Validating request: {}'.format(request))
 
+        if 'Authorization' not in request.headers:
+            print(f"Authorization header missing")
+            logger.error(f"Authorization header missing")
+            return JsonResponse({}, status=401)
+
         bearer = request.headers['Authorization']
 
         if len(bearer.split()) < 2:
-            return JsonResponse({},status=401)
+            return JsonResponse({}, status=401)
 
         jwt = bearer.split()[1]
 
@@ -36,7 +41,10 @@ class LoginClass:
         except PyJwtException as e:
             print(f"Exception caught. Error: {e}")
             logger.error(f"Exception caught. Error: {e}")
-            return JsonResponse({},status=401)
+            return JsonResponse({}, status=401)
+        except UnicodeDecodeError as e2:
+            print(f"Exception caught. Error: {e2}")
+            logger.error(f"Exception caught. Error: {e2}")
+            return JsonResponse({}, status=401)
 
         return JsonResponse({}, safe=False, status=200)
-