diff --git a/api/src/modules/admin/admin.controller.ts b/api/src/modules/admin/admin.controller.ts
index e89f9094..daff0b70 100644
--- a/api/src/modules/admin/admin.controller.ts
+++ b/api/src/modules/admin/admin.controller.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { Controller, Headers, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { RolesGuard } from '@api/modules/auth/guards/roles.guard';
-import { JwtAuthGuard } from '@api/modules/auth/guards/jwt-auth.guard';
 import { RequiredRoles } from '@api/modules/auth/decorators/roles.decorator';
 import { tsRestHandler, TsRestHandler } from '@ts-rest/nest';
 import { ControllerResponse } from '@api/types/controller-response.type';
 import { adminContract } from '@shared/contracts/admin.contract';
 import { AuthenticationService } from '@api/modules/auth/authentication.service';
 import { ROLES } from '@shared/entities/users/roles.enum';
+import { JwtCookieAuthGuard } from '@api/modules/auth/guards/jwt-cookie-auth.guard';
 
 @Controller()
-@UseGuards(JwtAuthGuard, RolesGuard)
+@UseGuards(JwtCookieAuthGuard, RolesGuard)
 @RequiredRoles(ROLES.ADMIN)
 export class AdminController {
   constructor(private readonly auth: AuthenticationService) {}
diff --git a/backoffice/resources/users/user.actions.ts b/backoffice/resources/users/user.actions.ts
index 5fe2e058..5b58ca15 100644
--- a/backoffice/resources/users/user.actions.ts
+++ b/backoffice/resources/users/user.actions.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ export const createUserAction = async (
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
           Origin: response.req.headers.origin,
+          Cookie: response.req.headers.cookie, // Resend the the client cookies to the API to authenticate the admin via session cookie
         },
         body: JSON.stringify(request.payload),
+
       });
 
       if (!apiResponse.ok) {