not sure why those errors got removed we'll see

src/middleware/errorHandler.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ export const errorHandler = (err: Error, req: Request, res: Response, next: Next
   }
 
   // --- Handle Generic Client Errors (e.g., from express-jwt, or manual status setting) ---
-  const status = (err as any).status || (err as any).statusCode;
+  let status = (err as any).status || (err as any).statusCode;
+  // Default UnauthorizedError to 401 if no status is present, a common case for express-jwt.
+  if (err.name === 'UnauthorizedError' && !status) {
+    status = 401;
+  }
   if (status && status >= 400 && status < 500) {
     log.warn({ err, statusCode: status }, `Client Error on ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${err.message}`);
     return res.status(status).json({ message: err.message });