diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5a43bdd..8823e49 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub fn authenticated_route(_: TokenStream, mut input: TokenStream) -> TokenStrea
 #[allow(unused_macros)]
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! authenticate_route {
-    () => {
-        let header_conversion_result: dev_dtos::dtos::user::user_dtos::UserAuthHeader = match serde_json::from_str(match request.headers().get("authentication") {
+    ($request:expr, $client:expr) => {
+        let header_conversion_result: dev_dtos::dtos::user::user_dtos::UserAuthHeader = match serde_json::from_str(match $request.headers().get("authentication") {
             Some(auth_header) => match auth_header.to_str() {
                 Ok(string) => string,
                 Err(_) => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(400, err::MessageResource::new_from_str("Auth header in incorrect format.")),
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ macro_rules! authenticate_route {
             Ok(user_for_authentication) => user_for_authentication,
             Err(error) => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(401, err::MessageResource::new_from_string(error.to_string())),
         };
-        let authenticated_user = match dev_communicators::middleware::user_svc::user_service::authenticate_user_with_token(&client, &header_conversion_result.into()).await {
+        let authenticated_user = match dev_communicators::middleware::user_svc::user_service::authenticate_user_with_token($client, &header_conversion_result.into()).await {
             Ok(authed_user) => authed_user,
             Err(error) => return actix_web_utils::extensions::typed_response::TypedHttpResponse::return_standard_error(401, err::MessageResource::new_from_string(error.to_string())),
         };