diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b0080ef..bd82daa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.21.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 // indirect
+	github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.4.0 // indirect
@@ -81,11 +82,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240904232852-e7e105dedf7e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.29.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.6.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240903143218-8af14fe29dc1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8c3c88f..d45a794 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 h1:El6M4kTTCOh6aBiKaUGG7oYTSPP8MxqL4YI3kZKwcP4=
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510/go.mod h1:pupxD2MaaD3pAXIBCelhxNneeOaAeabZDe5s4K6zSpQ=
+github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0 h1:vWQspBTo2nEqTUFita5/KeEWlUL8kQObDFbub/EN9oE=
 github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ZjhPrFU+Olkh9WazFPsl27BQ4UPiG37m3yTrtFlrHVk=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
@@ -240,6 +241,8 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91
 golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 h1:vvrHzRwRfVKSiLrG+d4FMl/Qi4ukBCE6kZlTUkDYRT0=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0/go.mod h1:6SkKJ3Xj0I0BrPOZoBy3bdMptDDU9oJrpohJ3eWZ1fY=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190213061140-3a22650c66bd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -319,6 +322,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0/go.mod h1:HvlwmtVNQAhOuCjW7xxvovg8wbNq7LwfXh/k7wXUl58=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.17.0/go.mod h1:xsh6VxdV005rRVaS6SSAf9oiAqljS7UZUacMZ8Bnsps=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0 h1:J1shsA93PJUEVaUSaay7UXAyE8aimq3GW0pjlolpa24=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0/go.mod h1:YhNqVBIfWHdzvTLs0d8LCuMhkKUgSUKldakyV7W/WDQ=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/internal/server/grpc.go b/internal/server/grpc.go
index 5f7ff87..463c7d2 100644
--- a/internal/server/grpc.go
+++ b/internal/server/grpc.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 
+	kratosmiddleware "github.com/go-kratos/kratos/v2/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-kratos/kratos/v2/middleware/metrics"
 	kesselMetrics "github.com/project-kessel/relations-api/internal/server/middleware/metrics"
 	kesselRecovery "github.com/project-kessel/relations-api/internal/server/middleware/recovery"
@@ -38,41 +39,50 @@ func NewGRPCServer(c *conf.Server, relations *service.RelationshipsService, heal
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var opts = []grpc.ServerOption{
-		grpc.Middleware(
-			recovery.Recovery(),
-			middleware.ValidationMiddleware(validator),
-			logging.Server(logger),
-			metrics.Server(
-				metrics.WithSeconds(seconds),
-				metrics.WithRequests(requests),
-			),
+
+	unaryMiddleware := []kratosmiddleware.Middleware{
+		recovery.Recovery(),
+		middleware.ValidationMiddleware(validator),
+		logging.Server(logger),
+		metrics.Server(
+			metrics.WithSeconds(seconds),
+			metrics.WithRequests(requests),
 		),
-		grpc.Options(googlegrpc.ChainStreamInterceptor(
-			middleware.StreamLogInterceptor(logger),
-			middleware.StreamValidationInterceptor(validator),
-			kesselRecovery.StreamRecoveryInterceptor(logger),
-			kesselMetrics.StreamMetricsInterceptor(
-				kesselMetrics.WithSeconds(seconds),
-				kesselMetrics.WithRequests(requests),
-			),
-		)),
 	}
+	streamingMiddleware := []googlegrpc.StreamServerInterceptor{
+		middleware.StreamLogInterceptor(logger),
+		middleware.StreamValidationInterceptor(validator),
+		kesselRecovery.StreamRecoveryInterceptor(logger),
+		kesselMetrics.StreamMetricsInterceptor(
+			kesselMetrics.WithSeconds(seconds),
+			kesselMetrics.WithRequests(requests),
+		),
+	}
+
 	if c.Auth.EnableAuth {
 		jwks, err := FetchJwks(c.Auth.JwksUrl)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		opts = append(opts, grpc.Middleware(
+
+		unaryMiddleware = append(unaryMiddleware,
 			selector.Server(jwt.Server(jwks.Keyfunc,
 				jwt.WithSigningMethod(jwtv5.SigningMethodRS256))).
 				Match(NewWhiteListMatcher).
 				Build(),
-		),
-			grpc.Options(googlegrpc.ChainStreamInterceptor(auth.StreamAuthInterceptor(
-				jwks.Keyfunc,
-				auth.WithSigningMethod(jwtv5.SigningMethodRS256)))),
 		)
+		streamingMiddleware = append(streamingMiddleware, auth.StreamAuthInterceptor(
+			jwks.Keyfunc,
+			auth.WithSigningMethod(jwtv5.SigningMethodRS256)))
+	}
+
+	var opts = []grpc.ServerOption{
+		grpc.Middleware(
+			unaryMiddleware...,
+		),
+		grpc.Options(googlegrpc.ChainStreamInterceptor(
+			streamingMiddleware...,
+		)),
 	}
 	if c.Grpc.Network != "" {
 		opts = append(opts, grpc.Network(c.Grpc.Network))
@@ -83,6 +93,7 @@ func NewGRPCServer(c *conf.Server, relations *service.RelationshipsService, heal
 	if c.Grpc.Timeout != nil {
 		opts = append(opts, grpc.Timeout(c.Grpc.Timeout.AsDuration()))
 	}
+
 	srv := grpc.NewServer(opts...)
 	v1beta1.RegisterKesselTupleServiceServer(srv, relations)
 	v1beta1.RegisterKesselCheckServiceServer(srv, check)
diff --git a/test/kessel_test.go b/test/kessel_test.go
index b3c2e94..1dfb1fe 100644
--- a/test/kessel_test.go
+++ b/test/kessel_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ import (
 	v1beta1 "github.com/project-kessel/relations-api/api/kessel/relations/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 var localKesselContainer *LocalKesselContainer
@@ -259,6 +261,36 @@ func TestKesselAPIGRPC_LookupResources(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestKesselAPIGRPC_LookupResourcesInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	//Ensures that validation middleware is still active with authentication enabled
+	t.Parallel()
+	kcurl := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%s", localKesselContainer.kccontainer.GetPort("8080/tcp"))
+	token, err := GetJWTToken(kcurl, "admin", "admin")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Print(err)
+	}
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(
+		fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%s", localKesselContainer.gRPCport),
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpcutil.WithInsecureBearerToken(token.AccessToken),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Print(err)
+	}
+
+	client := v1beta1.NewKesselLookupServiceClient(conn)
+
+	stream, err := client.LookupResources(
+		context.Background(), &v1beta1.LookupResourcesRequest{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = stream.Recv() //Errors are returned with the first response, not the initial request
+
+	status, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, codes.InvalidArgument, status.Code())
+}
+
 func pointerize(value string) *string { //Used to turn string literals into pointers
 	return &value
 }