diff --git a/endpoints/login.post.py b/endpoints/login.post.py
index a8ab4aa..820b1b9 100644
--- a/endpoints/login.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/login.post.py
@@ -1,37 +1,17 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-from datetime import timedelta
-from core.database import get_db
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-from core.auth import verify_password, create_access_token
-from models.user import User
+from core.database import get_db
+from schemas.user import UserLogin
+from helpers.user_helpers import authenticate_user
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-class UserAuth(BaseModel):
-    username: str
-    password: str
-
-@router.post("/login")
+@router.post("/login", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 async def login(
-    user_data: UserAuth,
+    user_data: UserLogin,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db)
 ):
-    """User authentication endpoint"""
-    user = db.query(User).filter(User.username == user_data.username).first()
-    
-    if not user or not verify_password(user_data.password, user.hashed_password):
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid credentials")
-    
-    # Generate token with expiration
-    access_token = create_access_token(
-        data={"sub": user.id},
-        expires_delta=timedelta(hours=1)
-    )
-    
-    return {
-        "access_token": access_token,
-        "token_type": "bearer",
-        "user_id": user.id,
-        "username": user.username
-    }
+    user = authenticate_user(db, user_data)
+    if not user:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Invalid credentials")
+    return user
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 596e6f3..db12c92 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ sqlalchemy>=1.4.0
 python-dotenv>=0.19.0
 bcrypt>=3.2.0
 alembic>=1.13.1
+jose
+passlib
+pydantic