diff --git a/endpoints/login.post.py b/endpoints/login.post.py
index 0c4c62a..56d61a6 100644
--- a/endpoints/login.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/login.post.py
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from core.database import get_db
-from schemas.user import UserSchema, UserCreate
-from helpers.user_helpers import get_user_by_username
+from schemas.user import UserLogin
+from helpers.user_helpers import authenticate_user
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-@router.post("/login", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, response_model=UserSchema)
+@router.post("/login", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 async def login(
-    user_data: UserCreate,
+    user_login: UserLogin,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db)
 ):
-    user = get_user_by_username(db, username=user_data.username)
-    if not user:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
-    if not user.verify_password(user_data.password):
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid password")
-    return user
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+    authenticated_user = authenticate_user(db, user_login)
+    if not authenticated_user:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Invalid credentials")
+    return authenticated_user
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