diff --git a/Femto.Api/Auth/SessionAuthenticationHandler.cs b/Femto.Api/Auth/SessionAuthenticationHandler.cs
index aa549d9..f98ae8d 100644
--- a/Femto.Api/Auth/SessionAuthenticationHandler.cs
+++ b/Femto.Api/Auth/SessionAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -45,11 +45,9 @@ internal class SessionAuthenticationHandler(
 
         var user = await authService.GetUserWithId(session.UserId);
         
-        if (user is null) 
+        if (user is null)
         {
-            await authService.DeleteSession(sessionId);
-            this.Context.DeleteSession();
-            return AuthenticateResult.Fail("invalid session");
+            return await FailAndDeleteSession(sessionId);
         }
         
         if (session.ExpiresSoon)