diff --git a/pkg/gordio/auth/auth.go b/pkg/gordio/auth/auth.go
index 5cc9397..c61aeaa 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/auth/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/auth/auth.go
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@ type Auth struct {
 
 // NewAuthenticator creates a new Authenticator with the provided config.
 func NewAuthenticator(cfg config.Auth) *Auth {
-	return &Auth{
-		jwt: jwtauth.New("HS256", []byte(cfg.JWTSecret), nil),
+	a := &Auth{
 		cfg: cfg,
 	}
+	a.initJWT()
+
+	return a
+}
+
+func (a *Auth) HUP(cfg *config.Config) {
+	a.cfg = cfg.Auth
+	a.initJWT()
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/auth/jwt.go b/pkg/gordio/auth/jwt.go
index 40a924b..9c21718 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/auth/jwt.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/auth/jwt.go
@@ -46,13 +46,25 @@ func (a *Auth) Authenticated(r *http.Request) (claims, bool) {
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) VerifyMiddleware() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return jwtauth.Verifier(a.jwt)
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		hfn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			ctx := r.Context()
+			token, err := jwtauth.VerifyRequest(a.jwt, r, jwtauth.TokenFromHeader, jwtauth.TokenFromCookie)
+			ctx = jwtauth.NewContext(ctx, token, err)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		}
+		return http.HandlerFunc(hfn)
+	}
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) AuthMiddleware() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return jwtauth.Authenticator(a.jwt)
 }
 
+func (a *Auth) initJWT() {
+	a.jwt = jwtauth.New("HS256", []byte(a.cfg.JWTSecret), nil)
+}
+
 func (a *Auth) Login(ctx context.Context, username, password string) (token string, err error) {
 	q := database.New(database.FromCtx(ctx))
 	users, err := q.GetUsers(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/gordio/server/signals.go b/pkg/gordio/server/signals.go
index 872a9d5..c4eef39 100644
--- a/pkg/gordio/server/signals.go
+++ b/pkg/gordio/server/signals.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type hupper interface {
 func (s *Server) huppers() []hupper {
 	return []hupper{
 		s.logger,
+		s.auth,
 	}
 }