diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/JwtAuthMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/JwtAuthMiddleware.php
index 3321393..dac309f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/JwtAuthMiddleware.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/JwtAuthMiddleware.php
@@ -28,14 +28,24 @@ class JwtAuthMiddleware
                 return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid token algorithm'], 401);
             }
 
-            if (
-                !$this->signatureIsValid($token, $signature) ||
-                ($payload['iss'] ?? null) !== config('jwt.issuer') ||
-                !$this->audienceIsValid($payload['aud'] ?? null) ||
-                empty($payload['sub']) ||
-                $this->tokenIsExpired($payload)
-            ) {
-                return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid token'], 401);
+            if (!$this->signatureIsValid($token, $signature)) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid token signature'], 401);
+            }
+
+            if (($payload['iss'] ?? null) !== config('jwt.issuer')) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid token issuer'], 401);
+            }
+
+            if (!$this->audienceIsValid($payload['aud'] ?? null)) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid token audience'], 401);
+            }
+
+            if (empty($payload['sub'])) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid token subject'], 401);
+            }
+
+            if ($this->tokenIsExpired($payload)) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => 'Invalid or expired token'], 401);
             }
 
             $request->attributes->set('auth', [
@@ -105,12 +115,18 @@ class JwtAuthMiddleware
             throw new \RuntimeException(openssl_error_string() ?: 'OpenSSL could not read JWT public key');
         }
 
-        return openssl_verify(
+        $result = openssl_verify(
             $header . '.' . $payload,
             $signature,
             $keyResource,
             OPENSSL_ALGO_SHA256
-        ) === 1;
+        );
+
+        if ($result === false) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(openssl_error_string() ?: 'OpenSSL could not verify JWT signature');
+        }
+
+        return $result === 1;
     }
 
     private function tokenIsExpired(array $payload): bool
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 90b58a5..a1a9557 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Route::prefix('v1')->middleware(['jwt.auth'])->group(function () {
     Route::get('/games/most-played', [GameController::class, 'mostPlayed']);
 });
 
+Route::get('/health', function () {
+    return response()->json(['status' => 'ok']);
+});
+
 Route::get('/health-check-key', function () {
     $rawPublicKey = (string) config('jwt.public_key');
     $formattedPublicKey = str_replace('\\n', "\n", $rawPublicKey);
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index b3d9bbc..1c715bc 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1 +1,20 @@
 <?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+
+Route::get('/health', function () {
+    return response()->json(['status' => 'ok']);
+});
+
+Route::get('/health-check-key', function () {
+    $rawPublicKey = (string) config('jwt.public_key');
+    $formattedPublicKey = str_replace('\\n', "\n", $rawPublicKey);
+    $publicKeyResource = openssl_pkey_get_public($formattedPublicKey);
+
+    return response()->json([
+        'raw_key_empty' => $rawPublicKey === '',
+        'key_length' => strlen($formattedPublicKey),
+        'openssl_accepted' => $publicKeyResource !== false,
+        'openssl_error' => openssl_error_string(),
+    ]);
+});