diff --git a/server/controllers/follow.controllers.js b/server/controllers/follow.controllers.js
index 72b9874..f07a101 100644
--- a/server/controllers/follow.controllers.js
+++ b/server/controllers/follow.controllers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import model from '../models';
-import validations from '../helpers/validations';
 
 const { User, Follower } = model;
 
@@ -17,10 +16,8 @@ const followController = {
    */
   async followUser(req, res) {
     try {
-      const token = validations.verifyAuthHeader(req);
-      const { id: followerId } = token.userObj;
+      const followerId = req.user.userObj.id;
       const { followeeId } = req.params;
-      // Get followee from followee table
       const findUnFollowee = await User.findOne({ where: { id: followeeId } });
       if (!findUnFollowee) {
         return res.status(404).json({
@@ -67,8 +64,7 @@ const followController = {
 
   async unFollowUser(req, res) {
     try {
-      const token = validations.verifyAuthHeader(req);
-      const { id: followerId } = token.userObj;
+      const followerId = req.user.userObj.id;
       const { unFolloweeId } = req.params;
       const findFollowee = await User.findOne({
         where: { id: unFolloweeId },
diff --git a/server/controllers/get-followers.controllers.js b/server/controllers/get-followers.controllers.js
index fe5d285..7533a30 100644
--- a/server/controllers/get-followers.controllers.js
+++ b/server/controllers/get-followers.controllers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import models from '../models';
-import validations from '../helpers/validations';
 import serverError from '../helpers/server-error';
 
 const { User, Follower } = models;
@@ -14,8 +13,7 @@ const { User, Follower } = models;
  */
 const getFollowers = async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const token = validations.verifyAuthHeader(req);
-    const { id: userId } = token.userObj;
+    const userId = req.user.userObj.id;
     const users = await Follower.findAll({
       where: {
         followee_id: userId,
@@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ const getFollowers = async (req, res) => {
  * @return {undefined}
  */
 const getFollowing = async (req, res) => {
-  const token = validations.verifyAuthHeader(req);
-  const { id: userId } = token.userObj;
+  const userId = req.user.userObj.id;
   try {
     const users = await Follower.findAll({
       where: { follower_id: userId },
diff --git a/server/controllers/like.controllers.js b/server/controllers/like.controllers.js
index 9658fa7..78e5826 100644
--- a/server/controllers/like.controllers.js
+++ b/server/controllers/like.controllers.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import serverError from '../helpers/server-error';
 const { Article, User } = model;
 
 const toggleLike = async (req, res) => {
-  const token = validations.verifyAuthHeader(req);
-  const { id: userId } = token.userObj;
+  const userId = req.user.userObj.id;
   const { articleId } = req.params;
   try {
     // validate article and user Id