diff --git a/backend/app/dependencies.py b/backend/app/dependencies.py
index f388f5d..2f8b597 100644
--- a/backend/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/app/dependencies.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
     )
     try:
         payload = jwt.decode(
-            token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[settings.ALGORITHM]
+            token, settings.public_pem, algorithms=[settings.ALGORITHM]
         )
         user_id: str | None = payload.get("sub")
         if user_id is None: