diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/app.controller.ts
index 47b498f..dd4263e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app.controller.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ export class AppController {
     } catch (error) {
       const _err = error as Error;
       const isTokenExpired = _err.name?.toLocaleLowerCase().includes('expired');
+      const refreshToken = req.headers['refresh-token'] === '1';
 
-      if (isTokenExpired) return this.handleExpiredToken(req, reply, token);
+      if (isTokenExpired && refreshToken) return this.handleExpiredToken(req, reply, token);
 
       return this.handleError(req, reply);
     }