diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 99ca3fc..c3ba7ed 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ install:
     cd {{ client_dir }} && {{ bun_cmd }} install
 
 clean:
-    rm -rf {{ output_dir }}
-    mkdir -p {{ output_dir }}
-    cp {{ join(project_dir, "config.default.yaml") }} {{ join(output_dir, "config.yaml") }}
+    mkdir -p .outputs
+    find .outputs -mindepth 1 ! -path .outputs/config.yaml -exec rm -rf {} +
 
 client:
     cd {{ client_dir }} && {{ bun_cmd }} dev
diff --git a/middleware/jwt.go b/middleware/jwt.go
index 4a3801c..134c11c 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt.go
@@ -18,18 +18,12 @@ func JWTAuth(required bool) gin.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if required == true {
+		if required == true && uid == "" {
 			c.JSON(401, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
 			c.Next()
 			return
 		}
 
-		if uid == "" {
-			c.Set("user_id", "")
-			c.Next()
-			return
-		}
-
 		c.Set("user_id", uid)
 		c.Next()
 	}