diff --git a/src/controllers/userController.ts b/src/controllers/userController.ts
index 3efb7bc..ae695ef 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/userController.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class UserController {
   static async signup(req: UserInterface, res: Response) {
     try {
       const { name, email, password } = req.body;
-      let uploadedImage: string = null;
+      let uploadedImage: string |null= null;
 
       // CHECK IF REQUIRED FIELDS ARE NOT EMPTY
       if (!name || !email || !password) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class UserController {
       // CREATE TOKEN
       const token = jwt.sign(
         { _id: newUser._id, email: newUser?.email /*, role: newUser?.role*/ },
-        JWT_SECRET,
+        JWT_SECRET as jwt.Secret,
         { expiresIn: "1d" }
       );
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class UserController {
           email: userExists?.email,
           //role: userExists?.role,
         },
-        JWT_SECRET,
+        JWT_SECRET as jwt.Secret ,
         { expiresIn: "1d" }
       );
 
diff --git a/src/middlewares/isAuthenticated.ts b/src/middlewares/isAuthenticated.ts
index fd7ab4d..e468868 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/isAuthenticated.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/isAuthenticated.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const isAuthenticated = (req: UserInterface, res: Response, next) => {
   }
 
   try {
-    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET);
+    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET as jwt.Secret);
     req.user = decoded;
     next();
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/routes/blogRoutes.ts b/src/routes/blogRoutes.ts
index 8509aab..daec328 100644
--- a/src/routes/blogRoutes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/blogRoutes.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import express, { Router } from "express";
 import BlogController from "../controllers/blogController";
-import { /*isAdmin,*/ isAuthenticated } from "../middlewares/isAuthenticated";
+import { isAdmin, isAuthenticated } from "../middlewares/isAuthenticated";
 
 const router: Router = express.Router();
 
 // CREATE BLOG
-router.post("/createNewBlog",/* isAuthenticated, isAdmin,*/ BlogController.createBlog);
+router.post("/createNewBlog", isAuthenticated, isAdmin, BlogController.createBlog);
 
 // LIST BLOGS
 router.get("/", BlogController.listBlogs);
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ router.get("/", BlogController.listBlogs);
 router.get("/:id", BlogController.getBlog);
 
 // DELETE BLOG
-router.delete("/:id", isAuthenticated, /*isAdmin,*/ BlogController.deleteBlog);
+router.delete("/:id", isAuthenticated, isAdmin, BlogController.deleteBlog);
 
 // UPDATE BLOG
-router.patch("/:id", isAuthenticated, /*isAdmin,*/ BlogController.updateBlog);
+router.patch("/:id", isAuthenticated, isAdmin, BlogController.updateBlog);
 
 // LIKE BLOG
 router.post("/:id/like", isAuthenticated, BlogController.likeBlog);