diff --git a/core/Auth/JwtService.php b/core/Auth/JwtService.php
index 4e481b0..6de5757 100644
--- a/core/Auth/JwtService.php
+++ b/core/Auth/JwtService.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class JwtService
         $this->secretKey  = trim(file_get_contents('/home/intaleq-api/.secret_key'));
         $this->hmacSecret = getenv('SECRET_KEY_HMAC') ?: '';
         $this->fpPepper   = getenv('FP_PEPPER') ?: '';
-        $this->issuer     = getenv('APP_ISSUER') ;
+        $this->issuer     = (string)(getenv('APP_ISSUER') ?: '');
         $this->redis      = $redis;
     }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class JwtService
         }
     }
 
-    private static function abort(int $code, string $message): never
+    private static function abort(int $code, string $message)
     {
         error_log("[JWT_AUTH_FAILED] Code: $code | Message: $message | IP: " . ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? '?') . " | URI: " . ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '?'));
         http_response_code($code);