diff --git a/auth_utility.go b/auth_utility.go
index 91f39ac..3fc4939 100644
--- a/auth_utility.go
+++ b/auth_utility.go
@@ -135,7 +135,34 @@ func RefreshAuthToken(req *http.Request) (TokenClaims, error) {
 // http.Request and then compares it with the list of supplied roles and returns
 // true if there's a match, if "*" is provided or if the authRoles is nil.
 // Otherwise it returns false.
-func RbacCheck(req *http.Request, authRoles []string) (*TokenClaims, error) {
+func RbacCheck(req *http.Request, authRoles []string) bool {
+	if authRoles == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// validate token and check expiration date
+	claims, err := GetTokenClaims(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	// check if token has expired
+	if claims.ExpiresAt < (time.Now()).Unix() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// check if role extracted from token matches
+	// any of the provided (allowed) ones
+	for _, r := range authRoles {
+		if claims.Role == r || r == "*" {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// TODO
+func AuthCheck(req *http.Request, authRoles []string) (*TokenClaims, error) {
 	if authRoles == nil {
 		return &TokenClaims{}, nil
 	}
@@ -158,7 +185,7 @@ func RbacCheck(req *http.Request, authRoles []string) (*TokenClaims, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &TokenClaims{}, errors.New("role is not authorized")
+	return claims, errors.New("role is not authorized")
 }
 
 // GetTokenClaims extracts JWT claims from Authorization header of the request.
@@ -168,7 +195,7 @@ func GetTokenClaims(req *http.Request) (*TokenClaims, error) {
 	var tokstr string
 	authHead := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
 	if ok := strings.HasPrefix(authHead, "Bearer "); ok {
-		tokstr = strings.TrimPrefix(tokstr, "Bearer ")
+		tokstr = strings.TrimPrefix(authHead, "Bearer ")
 	} else {
 		return &TokenClaims{}, errors.New("authorization header in incomplete")
 	}
diff --git a/http_utility.go b/http_utility.go
index ed8138a..e1f1328 100644
--- a/http_utility.go
+++ b/http_utility.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ type HttpErrorDesc struct {
 
 // ErrorResponse writes HTTP error to w.
 func ErrorResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, code int, desc []HttpErrorDesc) {
-	err := httpError{desc, r.Method + " " + r.URL.Path}
+	//err := httpError{desc, r.Method + " " + r.URL.Path}
+	err := httpError{desc, r.Method + " " + r.RequestURI}
 	w.WriteHeader(code)
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(err)
 }
diff --git a/json_utility.go b/json_utility.go
index da294a9..8b69e3d 100644
--- a/json_utility.go
+++ b/json_utility.go
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ func DecodeJSON(r io.Reader, v interface{}) error {
 func NewPayload(r *http.Request, table string) Payload {
 	var pload Payload
 
-	pload.Method = r.Method + " " + r.URL.Path
+	//pload.Method = r.Method + " " + r.URL.Path
+	pload.Method = r.Method + " " + r.RequestURI
 	if table != "" {
 		pload.Params = make(map[string]string, 0)
 		pload.Lang = translations(table)