diff --git a/src/Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs b/src/Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
index fd9a8ac3..da4bef58 100644
--- a/src/Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Controllers/AuthController.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> Logout()
         return Ok();
     }
 
-    [Authorize]
     [HttpPost]
     public async Task<IActionResult> Refresh()
     {
@@ -82,21 +81,11 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> Refresh()
     
     [Authorize]
     [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> Validate()
+    public IActionResult Validate()
     {
-        var refreshToken = Request.Cookies[nameof(RefreshToken)];
-        var jweToken = Request.Cookies["JweToken"];
-        
-        var validated = await _identityService.Validate(jweToken!, refreshToken!);
-
-        if (validated)
-        {
-            return Ok();
-        }
-
-        return Unauthorized();
+        return Ok();
     }
-    
+
     private void SetJweToken(SecurityToken jweToken, RefreshTokenDto newRefreshToken)
     {
         var cookieOptions = new CookieOptions
diff --git a/src/Api/appsettings.Development.json b/src/Api/appsettings.Development.json
index 41b82277..535b16ec 100644
--- a/src/Api/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/src/Api/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "JweSettings": {
     "SigningKeyId": "4bd28be8eac5414fb01c5cbe343b50144bd28be8eac5414fb01c5cbe343b50144bd28be8eac5414fb01c5cbe343b50144bd28be8eac5414fb01c5cbe343b50144bd28be8eac5414fb01c5cbe343b5014",
     "EncryptionKeyId": "4bd28be8eac5414fb01c5cbe343b5014",
-    "TokenLifetime": "00:20:00",
+    "TokenLifetime": "00:00:05",
     "RefreshTokenLifetimeInDays": 3
   },
   "Seed": true,