diff --git a/backend/app/utils.py b/backend/app/utils.py
index 29fcfc1471..9c14c82049 100644
--- a/backend/app/utils.py
+++ b/backend/app/utils.py
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ def verify_password_reset_token(token: str) -> str | None:
         decoded_token = jwt.decode(
             token, settings.SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[security.ALGORITHM]
         )
-        return str(decoded_token["sub"])
+        subject = decoded_token.get("sub")
+        if not isinstance(subject, str) or not subject:
+            return None
+        return subject
     except InvalidTokenError:
         return None
diff --git a/backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
index 96677a25f6..a12a621328 100644
--- a/backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
+++ b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import jwt
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from pwdlib.hashers.bcrypt import BcryptHasher
 from sqlmodel import Session
 
+from app.core import security
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.core.security import get_password_hash, verify_password
 from app.crud import create_user
@@ -126,6 +128,27 @@ def test_reset_password_invalid_token(
     assert response["detail"] == "Invalid token"
 
 
+def test_reset_password_token_without_subject_claim(
+    client: TestClient, superuser_token_headers: dict[str, str]
+) -> None:
+    token_without_sub = jwt.encode(
+        {"nbf": 0, "exp": 4102444800},
+        settings.SECRET_KEY,
+        algorithm=security.ALGORITHM,
+    )
+    data = {"new_password": "changethis", "token": token_without_sub}
+    r = client.post(
+        f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/reset-password/",
+        headers=superuser_token_headers,
+        json=data,
+    )
+    response = r.json()
+
+    assert "detail" in response
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+    assert response["detail"] == "Invalid token"
+
+
 def test_login_with_bcrypt_password_upgrades_to_argon2(
     client: TestClient, db: Session
 ) -> None: