diff --git a/internal/models/grdfToken.go b/internal/models/grdfToken.go
index 8586447bf506c55e92b02f037fe3069319790d51..8a65d41836899e20b417e7709a37b61be2e18522 100644
--- a/internal/models/grdfToken.go
+++ b/internal/models/grdfToken.go
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ func FetchGRDFAuthAPI() {
 	}
 
 	accessToken, ok := result["access_token"].(string)
-	if !ok {
-		fmt.Println("Access token not found in response")
+	if !ok || accessToken == "" {
+		log.Println("Access token not found in response")
 		return
 	}