diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pt/utils/JWTUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/pt/utils/JWTUtils.java
index c47bc5f..70a1221 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/pt/utils/JWTUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/pt/utils/JWTUtils.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         System.out.printf("Token username: %s, Token userType: %d, Provided username: %s, Provided userType: %d%n",
                 tokenUsername, tokenUserType, username, userType.getValue());
 
-        return tokenUsername.equals(username) && tokenUserType == userType.getValue();
+        return tokenUsername.equals(username) && tokenUserType >= userType.getValue();
     }
 
     public static String generateToken(String username,