diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.module.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.module.ts
index c0e541604..d77e995db 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { AuthModule } from './auth/auth.module';
 import { UserSettingsModule } from './user-settings/user-settings.module';
 import { UserEnvironmentsModule } from './user-environment/user-environments.module';
 import { UserHistoryModule } from './user-history/user-history.module';
+import { subscriptionContextCookieParser } from './auth/helper';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -22,14 +23,12 @@ import { UserHistoryModule } from './user-history/user-history.module';
       subscriptions: {
         'subscriptions-transport-ws': {
           path: '/graphql',
-          onConnect: (connectionParams: any) => {
+          onConnect: (_, websocket) => {
+            const cookies = subscriptionContextCookieParser(
+              websocket.upgradeReq.headers.cookie,
+            );
             return {
-              reqHeaders: Object.fromEntries(
-                Object.entries(connectionParams).map(([k, v]) => [
-                  k.toLowerCase(),
-                  v,
-                ]),
-              ),
+              headers: { ...websocket?.upgradeReq?.headers, cookies },
             };
           },
         },
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
index 39ebb8f2b..50231a5a2 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
@@ -52,3 +52,17 @@ export const authCookieHandler = (
     res.status(HttpStatus.OK).redirect(process.env.REDIRECT_URL);
   } else res.status(HttpStatus.OK).send();
 };
+
+/**
+ * Sets and returns the cookies in the response object on successful authentication
+ * @param rawCookies cookies from the websocket connection
+ * @returns AuthTokens for JWT strategy to use
+ */
+export const subscriptionContextCookieParser = (rawCookies: string) => {
+  const access_tokenString = rawCookies.split(';')[0].split('=')[1];
+  const refresh_tokenString = rawCookies.split(';')[1].split('=')[1];
+  return <AuthTokens>{
+    access_token: access_tokenString,
+    refresh_token: refresh_tokenString,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/strategies/jwt.strategy.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/strategies/jwt.strategy.ts
index 81ff70b8c..d589e82c5 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/strategies/jwt.strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/strategies/jwt.strategy.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ export class JwtStrategy extends PassportStrategy(Strategy, 'jwt') {
     if (!payload) throw new ForbiddenException(INVALID_ACCESS_TOKEN);
 
     const user = await this.usersService.findUserById(payload.sub);
-    console.log('user', user);
-
     if (O.isNone(user)) {
       throw new UnauthorizedException(USER_NOT_FOUND);
     }