diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.ts b/packages/server/src/index.ts
index 2bb1b093d4e..406cb42d9c0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ export class App {
             '/api/v1/ip',
             '/api/v1/ping'
         ]
+        const URL_CASE_INSENSITIVE_REGEX: RegExp = /\/api\/v1\//i
+        const URL_CASE_SENSITIVE_REGEX: RegExp = /\/api\/v1\//
 
         if (process.env.FLOWISE_USERNAME && process.env.FLOWISE_PASSWORD) {
             const username = process.env.FLOWISE_USERNAME
@@ -143,37 +145,55 @@ export class App {
                 users: { [username]: password }
             })
             this.app.use(async (req, res, next) => {
-                if (/\/api\/v1\//i.test(req.url)) {
-                    if (whitelistURLs.some((url) => new RegExp(url, 'i').test(req.url))) {
-                        next()
-                    } else if (req.headers['x-request-from'] === 'internal') {
-                        basicAuthMiddleware(req, res, next)
-                    } else {
-                        const isKeyValidated = await validateAPIKey(req)
-                        if (!isKeyValidated) {
-                            return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized Access' })
+                // Step 1: Check if the req path contains /api/v1 regardless of case
+                if (URL_CASE_INSENSITIVE_REGEX.test(req.path)) {
+                    // Step 2: Check if the req path is case sensitive
+                    if (URL_CASE_SENSITIVE_REGEX.test(req.path)) {
+                        // Step 3: Check if the req path is in the whitelist
+                        const isWhitelisted = whitelistURLs.some((url) => req.path.startsWith(url))
+                        if (isWhitelisted) {
+                            next()
+                        } else if (req.headers['x-request-from'] === 'internal') {
+                            basicAuthMiddleware(req, res, next)
+                        } else {
+                            const isKeyValidated = await validateAPIKey(req)
+                            if (!isKeyValidated) {
+                                return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized Access' })
+                            }
+                            next()
                         }
-                        next()
+                    } else {
+                        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized Access' })
                     }
                 } else {
+                    // If the req path does not contain /api/v1, then allow the request to pass through, example: /assets, /canvas
                     next()
                 }
             })
         } else {
             this.app.use(async (req, res, next) => {
-                if (/\/api\/v1\//i.test(req.url)) {
-                    if (whitelistURLs.some((url) => new RegExp(url, 'i').test(req.url))) {
-                        next()
-                    } else if (req.headers['x-request-from'] === 'internal') {
-                        next()
-                    } else {
-                        const isKeyValidated = await validateAPIKey(req)
-                        if (!isKeyValidated) {
-                            return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized Access' })
+                // Step 1: Check if the req path contains /api/v1 regardless of case
+                if (URL_CASE_INSENSITIVE_REGEX.test(req.path)) {
+                    // Step 2: Check if the req path is case sensitive
+                    if (URL_CASE_SENSITIVE_REGEX.test(req.path)) {
+                        // Step 3: Check if the req path is in the whitelist
+                        const isWhitelisted = whitelistURLs.some((url) => req.path.startsWith(url))
+                        if (isWhitelisted) {
+                            next()
+                        } else if (req.headers['x-request-from'] === 'internal') {
+                            next()
+                        } else {
+                            const isKeyValidated = await validateAPIKey(req)
+                            if (!isKeyValidated) {
+                                return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized Access' })
+                            }
+                            next()
                         }
-                        next()
+                    } else {
+                        return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized Access' })
                     }
                 } else {
+                    // If the req path does not contain /api/v1, then allow the request to pass through, example: /assets, /canvas
                     next()
                 }
             })