diff --git a/Server/index.js b/Server/index.js
index bc7be395d..8fb58481c 100644
--- a/Server/index.js
+++ b/Server/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import QueueController from "./controllers/queueController.js";
 import DistributedUptimeRoutes from "./routes/distributedUptimeRoute.js";
 import DistributedUptimeController from "./controllers/distributedUptimeController.js";
 
-import NotificationRoutes from "./routes/notificationRoute.js"; // Add this line
+import NotificationRoutes from "./routes/notificationRoute.js";
 
 import NotificationController from "./controllers/notificationController.js";
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ const startApp = async () => {
 	app.use("/api/v1/queue", verifyJWT, queueRoutes.getRouter());
 	app.use("/api/v1/distributed-uptime", distributedUptimeRoutes.getRouter());
 	app.use("/api/v1/status-page", statusPageRoutes.getRouter());
-	app.use("/api/v1/notifications", notificationRoutes.getRouter()); // Add this line
+	app.use("/api/v1/notifications", verifyJWT, notificationRoutes.getRouter());
 	app.use(handleErrors);
 };
 
diff --git a/Server/routes/notificationRoute.js b/Server/routes/notificationRoute.js
index 6c7fc37d7..d1c420af6 100644
--- a/Server/routes/notificationRoute.js
+++ b/Server/routes/notificationRoute.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
+import { verifyJWT } from '../middleware/verifyJWT.js';
 
 class NotificationRoutes {
     constructor(notificationController) {
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ class NotificationRoutes {
     }
 
     initializeRoutes() {
-        this.router.post('/trigger', this.notificationController.triggerNotification.bind(this.notificationController));
+        this.router.post('/trigger', verifyJWT, this.notificationController.triggerNotification.bind(this.notificationController));
     }
 
     getRouter() {
@@ -16,4 +17,4 @@ class NotificationRoutes {
     }
 }
 
-export default NotificationRoutes;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default NotificationRoutes;