diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 4921dd2c..c62bf59e 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher } from "@clerk/nextjs/server";
 
-const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher(["/dashboard(.*)"]);
+const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher([
+  "/dashboard(.*)",
+  "/api/generate-tests(.*)",
+]);
 
 export default clerkMiddleware((auth, req) => {
   if (isProtectedRoute(req)) auth().protect();
 });
 
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ["/((?!.*\\..*|_next).*)", "/"],
+  matcher: ["/((?!.*\\..*|_next).*)", "/", "/api/generate-tests(.*)"],
 };