diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/validate.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/validate.py
index 06617152d..1bc8219ab 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/validate.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/api/v1/validate.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 from loguru import logger
 
+from langflow.api.utils import CurrentActiveUser
 from langflow.api.v1.base import Code, CodeValidationResponse, PromptValidationResponse, ValidatePromptRequest
 from langflow.base.prompts.api_utils import process_prompt_template
 from langflow.utils.validate import validate_code
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/validate", tags=["Validate"])
 
 
 @router.post("/code", status_code=200)
-async def post_validate_code(code: Code) -> CodeValidationResponse:
+async def post_validate_code(code: Code, _current_user: CurrentActiveUser) -> CodeValidationResponse:
     try:
         errors = validate_code(code.code)
         return CodeValidationResponse(
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/unit/api/v1/test_validate.py b/src/backend/tests/unit/api/v1/test_validate.py
index 752d381b7..3957f65d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/unit/api/v1/test_validate.py
+++ b/src/backend/tests/unit/api/v1/test_validate.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
+import pytest
 from fastapi import status
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 
 
-async def test_post_validate_code(client: AsyncClient):
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("active_user")
+async def test_post_validate_code(client: AsyncClient, logged_in_headers):
     good_code = """
 from pprint import pprint
 var = {"a": 1, "b": 2}
 pprint(var)
     """
-    response = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": good_code})
+    response = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": good_code}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     result = response.json()
 
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@ pprint(var)
     assert "function" in result, "The result must have a 'function' key"
 
 
-async def test_post_validate_prompt(client: AsyncClient):
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("active_user")
+async def test_post_validate_prompt(client: AsyncClient, logged_in_headers):
     basic_case = {
         "name": "string",
         "template": "string",
@@ -48,10 +51,29 @@ async def test_post_validate_prompt(client: AsyncClient):
             "metadata": {},
         },
     }
-    response = await client.post("api/v1/validate/prompt", json=basic_case)
+    response = await client.post("api/v1/validate/prompt", json=basic_case, headers=logged_in_headers)
     result = response.json()
 
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert isinstance(result, dict), "The result must be a dictionary"
     assert "frontend_node" in result, "The result must have a 'frontend_node' key"
     assert "input_variables" in result, "The result must have an 'input_variables' key"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("active_user")
+async def test_post_validate_prompt_with_invalid_data(client: AsyncClient, logged_in_headers):
+    invalid_case = {
+        "name": "string",
+        # Missing required fields
+        "frontend_node": {"template": {}, "is_input": True},
+    }
+    response = await client.post("api/v1/validate/prompt", json=invalid_case, headers=logged_in_headers)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
+
+
+async def test_post_validate_code_with_unauthenticated_user(client: AsyncClient):
+    code = """
+    print("Hello World")
+    """
+    response = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code}, headers={"Authorization": "Bearer fake"})
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/unit/test_endpoints.py b/src/backend/tests/unit/test_endpoints.py
index 99073f60b..81a4b13c8 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/unit/test_endpoints.py
+++ b/src/backend/tests/unit/test_endpoints.py
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ async def test_get_all(client: AsyncClient, logged_in_headers):
     assert "ChatOutput" in json_response["outputs"]
 
 
-async def test_post_validate_code(client: AsyncClient):
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("active_user")
+async def test_post_validate_code(client: AsyncClient, logged_in_headers):
     # Test case with a valid import and function
     code1 = """
 import math
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ import math
 def square(x):
     return x ** 2
 """
-    response1 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code1})
+    response1 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code1}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     assert response1.status_code == 200
     assert response1.json() == {"imports": {"errors": []}, "function": {"errors": []}}
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ import non_existent_module
 def square(x):
     return x ** 2
 """
-    response2 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code2})
+    response2 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code2}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     assert response2.status_code == 200
     assert response2.json() == {
         "imports": {"errors": ["No module named 'non_existent_module'"]},
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ import math
 def square(x)
     return x ** 2
 """
-    response3 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code3})
+    response3 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code3}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     assert response3.status_code == 200
     assert response3.json() == {
         "imports": {"errors": []},
@@ -168,11 +169,11 @@ def square(x)
     }
 
     # Test case with invalid JSON payload
-    response4 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"invalid_key": code1})
+    response4 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"invalid_key": code1}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     assert response4.status_code == 422
 
     # Test case with an empty code string
-    response5 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": ""})
+    response5 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": ""}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     assert response5.status_code == 200
     assert response5.json() == {"imports": {"errors": []}, "function": {"errors": []}}
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ import math
 def square(x)
     return x ** 2
 """
-    response6 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code6})
+    response6 = await client.post("api/v1/validate/code", json={"code": code6}, headers=logged_in_headers)
     assert response6.status_code == 200
     assert response6.json() == {
         "imports": {"errors": []},