diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 90bc9fd..47e9393 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = {
   transform: {
-    "^.+\\.(ts|tsx)$": ["ts-jest", {tsconfig: "test/tsconfig.json"}]
+    '^.+\\.(ts|tsx)$': ['ts-jest', { tsconfig: 'test/tsconfig.json' }]
   },
-  moduleFileExtensions: ["ts", "js"],
-  coverageDirectory: "coverage",
-  collectCoverageFrom: ["src/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.js"],
-  testMatch: ["**/*.spec.(ts)"],
-  testEnvironment: "node",
+  moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'js'],
+  coverageDirectory: 'coverage',
+  collectCoverageFrom: ['src/**/*.ts', 'src/**/*.js', '!src/migrations/**'],
+  testMatch: ['**/*.spec.(ts)'],
+  testEnvironment: 'node'
 }
diff --git a/src/controllers/handlers/ws-handler.ts b/src/controllers/handlers/ws-handler.ts
index b372f37..b000c85 100644
--- a/src/controllers/handlers/ws-handler.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/handlers/ws-handler.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { verify } from '@dcl/platform-crypto-middleware'
 import { AppComponents, WsUserData } from '../../types'
 import { normalizeAddress } from '../../utils/address'
 import { IUWebSocketEventMap, UWebSocketTransport } from '../../utils/UWebSocketTransport'
+import { isNotAuthenticated } from '../../utils/wsUserData'
 
 const textDecoder = new TextDecoder()
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export async function registerWsHandler(
       logger.debug('ws open')
       const data = ws.getUserData()
       // just for type assertion
-      if (!data.auth) {
+      if (isNotAuthenticated(data)) {
         data.timeout = setTimeout(() => {
           try {
             logger.error('closing connection, no authchain received')
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export async function registerWsHandler(
 
       if (data.auth) {
         data.eventEmitter.emit('message', message)
-      } else {
+      } else if (isNotAuthenticated(data)) {
         clearTimeout(data.timeout)
         data.timeout = undefined
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 337ca2b..80bda23 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -58,18 +58,20 @@ export type IHandler = {
   f: (res: HttpResponse, req: HttpRequest) => Promise<IHandlerResult>
 }
 
-export type WsUserData =
-  | {
-      isConnected: boolean
-      auth: false
-      timeout?: NodeJS.Timeout
-    }
-  | {
-      isConnected: boolean
-      eventEmitter: Emitter<IUWebSocketEventMap>
-      auth: true
-      address: string
-    }
+export type WsAuthenticatedUserData = {
+  isConnected: boolean
+  eventEmitter: Emitter<IUWebSocketEventMap>
+  auth: true
+  address: string
+}
+
+export type WsNotAuthenticatedUserData = {
+  isConnected: boolean
+  auth: false
+  timeout?: NodeJS.Timeout
+}
+
+export type WsUserData = WsAuthenticatedUserData | WsNotAuthenticatedUserData
 
 export type InternalWebSocket = WebSocket<WsUserData>
 
diff --git a/src/utils/wsUserData.ts b/src/utils/wsUserData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd4e57b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/wsUserData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { WsNotAuthenticatedUserData, WsUserData } from '../types'
+
+export function isNotAuthenticated(data: WsUserData): data is WsNotAuthenticatedUserData {
+  return !data.auth
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/wsUserData.spec.ts b/test/unit/utils/wsUserData.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca803e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/utils/wsUserData.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { WsUserData, WsNotAuthenticatedUserData } from '../../../src/types'
+import { isNotAuthenticated } from '../../../src/utils/wsUserData'
+import { IUWebSocketEventMap } from '../../../src/utils/UWebSocketTransport'
+import { Emitter } from 'mitt'
+
+describe('wsUserData', () => {
+  describe('isNotAuthenticated', () => {
+    it('should return false if the user is authenticated', () => {
+      const data: WsUserData = {
+        auth: true,
+        isConnected: false,
+        eventEmitter: { emit: jest.fn() } as unknown as Emitter<IUWebSocketEventMap>,
+        address: '0x123'
+      }
+
+      expect(isNotAuthenticated(data)).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true with the correct type if the user is not authenticated', () => {
+      const data: WsUserData = {
+        auth: false,
+        isConnected: false
+      }
+
+      expect(isNotAuthenticated(data)).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+})