diff --git a/middleware/verifyToken.js b/middleware/verifyToken.js
index ab5eb21..1e38774 100644
--- a/middleware/verifyToken.js
+++ b/middleware/verifyToken.js
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@ function verifyAccessToken(req, res, next) {
     setUser(req, decoded);
     next();
   } catch (error) {
-    if (error.name === 'TokenExpiredError' || error.name === 'JsonWebTokenError') {
-      return next(new ErrorHandler(401, error.message));
+    if (error.name === 'TokenExpiredError') {
+      return next(new ErrorHandler(401, 'Access token expired'));
     }
-    next(new ErrorHandler(500, 'Authenticate verification failed'));
+
+    if (error.name === 'JsonWebTokenError') {
+      return next(new ErrorHandler(401, 'Invalid access token'));
+    }
+
+    return next(new ErrorHandler(500, 'Internal authentication error'));
   }
 }