diff --git a/backend/src/v5/services/sso/frontegg/index.js b/backend/src/v5/services/sso/frontegg/index.js
index 7ac35a364e..c9623c0f82 100644
--- a/backend/src/v5/services/sso/frontegg/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/v5/services/sso/frontegg/index.js
@@ -94,23 +94,13 @@ Frontegg.getUserInfoFromToken = async (token) => {
 	}
 };
 
-Frontegg.validateAndRefreshToken = async ({ token /* refreshToken */ }) => {
+Frontegg.validateToken = async ({ token }, userId) => {
 	try {
 		const client = await getIdentityClient();
-		const user = await client.validateToken(token);
-
-		/*		try {
-			const payload = {
-				grant_type: 'refresh_token',
-				refresh_token: refreshToken,
-			};
-
-			const { data } = await post(`${config.appUrl}/oauth/token`, payload, { headers: basicHeader });
-		} catch (err) {
-			console.log(err);
-		} */
-
-		return user;
+		const { sub } = await client.validateToken(token);
+		if (sub !== userId) {
+			throw new Error('User ID mismatched');
+		}
 	} catch (err) {
 		throw new Error(`Failed to validate user token: ${err.message}`);
 	}
diff --git a/backend/src/v5/utils/sessions.js b/backend/src/v5/utils/sessions.js
index 56e70cb441..5d8828d151 100644
--- a/backend/src/v5/utils/sessions.js
+++ b/backend/src/v5/utils/sessions.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const { apiUrls } = require('./config');
 const { deleteIfUndefined } = require('./helper/objects');
 const { events } = require('../services/eventsManager/eventsManager.constants');
 const { publish } = require('../services/eventsManager/eventsManager');
-const { validateAndRefreshToken } = require('../services/sso/frontegg');
+const { validateToken } = require('../services/sso/frontegg');
 
 const referrerMatch = (sessionReferrer, headerReferrer) => {
 	const domain = getURLDomain(headerReferrer);
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ const validateCookie = async (session, cookies, headers) => {
 
 	if (internalSessionValid) {
 		try {
-			const user = await validateAndRefreshToken(session.user.auth.tokenInfo);
-			return user.sub === session.user.auth.userId;
+			await validateToken(session.user.auth.tokenInfo, session.user.auth.userId);
+			return true;
 		} catch (err) {
 			return false;
 		}