diff --git a/api/middlewares/authenticate.ts b/api/middlewares/authenticate.ts
index 2c57d23..818468a 100644
--- a/api/middlewares/authenticate.ts
+++ b/api/middlewares/authenticate.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ module.exports.authenticate = async (req: AuthenticatedRequest, res: Response, n
     if (splitHeader.length !== 2) return res.status(400).json({message: "You need to provide the token in the 'authorization' header"});
 
     // Check if the provided token is wrong
-    req.token = await Token.findOne({token: splitHeader[1]}).exec() as IToken;
+    req.token = await Token.findOne({where: {token: splitHeader[1]}}) as IToken;
     if (req.token == null) return res.status(401).json({message: "The provided token is wrong"});
 
     // Check if the provided user exists
-    req.user = await User.findOne({clientId: req.token.clientId}) as IUser;
+    req.user = await User.findOne({where: {clientId: req.token.clientId}}) as IUser;
     if (req.user == null) return res.status(401).json({message: "The provided token is wrong"});
 
     next();