diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/data_from_auth/AuthenticatedUuid.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/data_from_auth/AuthenticatedUuid.java
index c5ea419..c8ac6c6 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/data_from_auth/AuthenticatedUuid.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/data_from_auth/AuthenticatedUuid.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.oauth2.jwt.Jwt;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -45,4 +46,28 @@ public class AuthenticatedUuid {
             throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid UUID format");
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts the authenticated user's UUID from the JWT token.
+     *
+     * @return The UUID of the authenticated user
+     */
+    public Optional<UUID> tryGetAuthenticatedUserUuid() {
+        Authentication authentication = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
+
+        if (authentication == null || !(authentication.getPrincipal() instanceof Jwt jwt)) {
+            if (unsecured) {
+                return Optional.of(UUID.fromString("55e46bc3-2a29-4c53-850f-dbd944dc5c5f"));
+            }
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        String stringUuid = jwt.getSubject();
+
+        try {
+            return Optional.of(UUID.fromString(stringUuid));
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/limits/RateLimitAspect.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/limits/RateLimitAspect.java
index ba0d939..9bb6681 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/limits/RateLimitAspect.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/services/limits/RateLimitAspect.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.alttd.altitudeweb.services.limits;
 
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.controllers.data_from_auth.AuthenticatedUuid;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletRequestAttributes;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 @Aspect
 @Component
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ import java.time.Duration;
 public class RateLimitAspect {
     
     private final InMemoryRateLimiterService rateLimiterService;
+    private final AuthenticatedUuid authenticatedUuid;
     
     @Around("""
             @annotation(com.alttd.altitudeweb.services.limits.RateLimit)
@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@ public class RateLimitAspect {
         HttpServletRequest request = requestAttributes.getRequest();
         HttpServletResponse response = requestAttributes.getResponse();
 
-        String clientIp = request.getRemoteAddr();
         MethodSignature signature = (MethodSignature) joinPoint.getSignature();
         Method method = signature.getMethod();
         
@@ -54,7 +57,12 @@ public class RateLimitAspect {
         Duration duration = Duration.ofSeconds(rateLimit.timeUnit().toSeconds(rateLimit.timeValue()));
         String customKey = rateLimit.key();
 
-        String key = clientIp + "-" + (customKey.isEmpty() ? method.getName() : customKey);
+        Optional<UUID> optionalUUID = authenticatedUuid.tryGetAuthenticatedUserUuid();
+        if (optionalUUID.isEmpty()) {
+            return joinPoint.proceed();
+        }
+        UUID uuid = optionalUUID.get();
+        String key = uuid + "-" + (customKey.isEmpty() ? method.getName() : customKey);
 
         boolean allowed = rateLimiterService.tryAcquire(key, limit, duration);
         
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ public class RateLimitAspect {
             
             return joinPoint.proceed();
         } else {
-            log.warn("Rate limit exceeded for IP: {}, endpoint: {}", clientIp, request.getRequestURI());
+            log.warn("Rate limit exceeded for uuid: {}, endpoint: {}", uuid, request.getRequestURI());
 
             Duration nextResetTime = rateLimiterService.getNextResetTime(key, duration);