diff --git a/backend/app/utils.py b/backend/app/utils.py
index a3c7e3aee1..f1325e924c 100644
--- a/backend/app/utils.py
+++ b/backend/app/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from jinja2 import Template
 from jwt.exceptions import InvalidTokenError
 
+from app.core import security
 from app.core.config import settings
 
 
@@ -104,14 +105,16 @@ def generate_password_reset_token(email: str) -> str:
     encoded_jwt = jwt.encode(
         {"exp": exp, "nbf": now, "sub": email},
         settings.SECRET_KEY,
-        algorithm="HS256",
+        algorithm=security.ALGORITHM,
     )
     return encoded_jwt
 
 
 def verify_password_reset_token(token: str) -> str | None:
     try:
-        decoded_token = jwt.decode(token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithms=["HS256"])
+        decoded_token = jwt.decode(
+            token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[security.ALGORITHM]
+        )
         return str(decoded_token["sub"])
     except InvalidTokenError:
         return None