diff --git a/jwtScheme.js b/jwtScheme.js
index de79cc9..6c0de45 100644
--- a/jwtScheme.js
+++ b/jwtScheme.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const config = require('../../config')[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'];
-const db = require('../../connection');
+const config = require('./config')[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'];
+const db = require('./connection');
 const Boom = require('@hapi/boom');
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const dayjs = require('dayjs');
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ function outOfDate(timestamp) {
  * @param {string} authorizationHeader HTTP authorization header that includes JWT
  * @return {object} parsed JWT that includes session id, user id, and user name
  */
-function getToken(authorizationHeader) {
-    return authorizationHeader.length
-        ? jwt.verify(authorizationHeader.replace('Bearer ', ''), config.jwt)
-        : authorizationHeader;
-}
+// function getToken(authorizationHeader) {
+
+// }
 
 /**
  * Ensures JWT provided in authorization header is valid
@@ -65,11 +63,12 @@ function isAuthorized(token) {
 
 async function jwtAuthentication(request, h) {
     try {
-        let token = getToken(request.headers.authorization);
-        if (!token.length) {
+        let authorizationHeader = request.headers.authorization;
+        if (!authorizationHeader || !authorizationHeader.length) {
             throw Boom.unauthorized(null, 'Custom');
         }
 
+        let token = jwt.verify(authorizationHeader.replace('Bearer ', ''), config.jwt);
         let authorized = await isAuthorized(token);
         if (!authorized) {
             throw Boom.unauthorized(null, 'Custom');
@@ -81,9 +80,11 @@ async function jwtAuthentication(request, h) {
     }
 }
 
-export function scheme(server, options) {
+function scheme(server, options) {
     return {
         api: { settings: 5 },
         authenticate: jwtAuthentication
     };
-}
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+}
+
+module.exports = scheme;
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diff --git a/test/jwtAuthentication.js b/test/jwtAuthentication.js
index 652c7eb..adc5fa9 100644
--- a/test/jwtAuthentication.js
+++ b/test/jwtAuthentication.js
@@ -1,21 +1,56 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const server = require('./server');
 const Boom = require('@hapi/boom');
+const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
+const seedData = require('../testData/seeds');
+const config = require('../config')[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'testing'];
+const mergeDefaults = require('./mergeDefaults');
 
-const testRoute = {
-    method: 'GET',
-    path: '/',
-    handler: async function (request, h) {
-        try {
-            await request.server.auth.verify(request);
+const chai = require('chai');
+const expect = chai.expect;
 
-        } catch (err) {
-            return Boom.unauthorize()
+const authTestRoute = {
+    method: 'GET',
+    config: {
+        auth: 'default',
+        handler: async function (request, h) {
+            try {
+                return request.auth.isAuthenticated;
+            } catch (err) {
+                return Boom.unauthorized();
+            }
         }
-    }
+    },
+    path: '/authTest'
 }
 
 
-before(async () => await server.liftOff());
+before(async () => await server.liftOff(authTestRoute));
 describe('post', () => {
-    it ('replies 200 if provided valid signed JWT', async () => {})
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+    it ('replies 200 when provided valid JWT', async () => {
+        const request = mergeDefaults({
+            method: 'GET',
+            headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${seedData.fakeToken}` },
+            url: '/authTest'
+        });
+
+        const r = await server.inject(request);
+        expect(r.statusCode).to.eql(200);
+        expect(r.result).to.eql(true); // result === isAuthenticated bool...
+    });
+
+    it ('replies 401 when provided invalid or no JWT', async() => {
+        let request = mergeDefaults({
+            method: 'GET',
+            headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer blimBlam' },
+            url: '/authTest'
+        });
+        let r = await server.inject(request);
+        expect(r.statusCode).to.eql(401);
+
+        request = mergeDefaults({ method: 'GET', url: '/authTest' });
+        r = await server.inject(request);
+        expect(r.statusCode).to.eql(401);
+    });
+});
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