diff --git a/src/app/utilities/Http.ts b/src/app/utilities/Http.ts
index beecae3..b76c24e 100644
--- a/src/app/utilities/Http.ts
+++ b/src/app/utilities/Http.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76131891/what-is-the-best-method-for-socket-io-authentication
  *
  */
-
 import {Application, Request, Response} from 'express';
 import UserService from '../services/UserService';
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
 import config from "./Config";
+import {loginAccountSchema, registerAccountSchema} from "./ZodTypes";
 
 async function addAuthRoutes(app: Application) {
     app.post('/login', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const { username, password } = req.body;
 
+        try {
+            loginAccountSchema.parse({ username, password });
+        } catch (error: any) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ message: error.errors[0].message });
+        }
+
         const userService = new UserService();
         const user = await userService.login(username, password);
 
@@ -20,12 +26,19 @@ async function addAuthRoutes(app: Application) {
             const token = jwt.sign({ id: user.id }, config.JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '1h' });
             return res.status(200).json({ token });
         }
-        return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Invalid credentials' });
+
+        return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Failed to login' });
     });
 
     app.post('/register', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         const { username, password } = req.body;
 
+        try {
+            registerAccountSchema.parse({ username, password });
+        } catch (error: any) {
+            return res.status(400).json({ message: error.errors[0].message });
+        }
+
         const userService = new UserService();
         const user = await userService.register(username, password);
 
@@ -33,6 +46,7 @@ async function addAuthRoutes(app: Application) {
             const token = jwt.sign({ id: user.id }, config.JWT_SECRET, { expiresIn: '1h' });
             return res.status(200).json({ token });
         }
+
         return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Failed to register user' });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/utilities/ZodTypes.ts b/src/app/utilities/ZodTypes.ts
index 646fb8a..0fa15d3 100644
--- a/src/app/utilities/ZodTypes.ts
+++ b/src/app/utilities/ZodTypes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,27 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
+export const loginAccountSchema = z.object({
+    username: z.string().min(3, {
+        message: 'Username must be at least 3 characters long'
+    }).max(255),
+    password: z.string().min(8, {
+        message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters long'
+    }).max(255)
+});
+
+export const registerAccountSchema = z.object({
+    username: z.string().min(3, {
+        message: 'Username must be at least 3 characters long'
+    }).max(255),
+    password: z.string().min(8, {
+        message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters long'
+    }).max(255)
+});
+
 export const ZCharacterCreate = z.object({
-    name: z.string().min(3).max(255)
+    name: z.string().min(3, {
+        message: 'Name must be at least 3 characters long'
+    }).max(255)
 });
 
 export const ZCharacterDelete = z.object({
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 56c8768..2a41c36 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     /* Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig to read more about this file */
-    "baseUrl": ".",
-    "paths": {
-      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
-    },
-    // include logo.txt from ./src to dist
     "outDir": "./dist",
     "target": "ES2022",                                  /* Set the JavaScript language version for emitted JavaScript and include compatible library declarations. */
     "module": "commonjs",                                /* Specify what module code is generated. */
@@ -15,4 +10,4 @@
     "strict": true,                                      /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
     "skipLibCheck": true,                                /* Skip type checking of declaration files. */
     }
-}
+}
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