diff --git a/backend/tests/test_TC005.py b/backend/tests/test_TC005.py
index 84c4344..444f02f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_TC005.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_TC005.py
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
-from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, APIClient  # Import APIClient
+'''
+# This is for coverage testing independent of manage.py
+import os
+import django
+import sys
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'secfit.settings')  
+django.setup()
+'''
+
+from django.test import TestCase
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from workouts.models import Workout
 from django.utils.timezone import now
+from rest_framework_simplejwt.tokens import AccessToken 
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
-class TestCoachViewAthleteWorkouts(APITestCase):  # Use APITestCase instead of TestCase
+class TestCoachViewAthleteWorkouts(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        # Initialize the API client
-        self.client = APIClient()
-
         # Create coach and athlete
         self.coach = User.objects.create_user(username="test_coach", password="password123", isCoach=True)
         self.athlete = User.objects.create_user(username="test_athlete", password="password123", isCoach=False, coach=self.coach)
@@ -25,8 +33,8 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.other_workout1 = Workout.objects.create(name="Other Workout 1", owner=self.other_athlete, date=now())
         self.other_workout2 = Workout.objects.create(name="Other Workout 2", owner=self.other_athlete, date=now())
 
-        # Force authentication for the coach
-        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.coach)
+        # Generate a JWT token for the coach
+        self.token = str(AccessToken.for_user(self.coach))
 
     def test_coach_can_view_assigned_athlete_workouts(self):
         '''
@@ -43,10 +51,10 @@ def test_coach_can_view_assigned_athlete_workouts(self):
             5. Verify the response status code is 200.
             6. Check that the response contains only the workouts assigned to the coach's athlete.
         '''
-        # 4. Access the API endpoint to view workouts
-        response = self.client.get("/api/workouts/")
+        # 4
+        response = self.client.get("/api/workouts/", HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f"Bearer {self.token}")
 
-        # 5. Verify response status code
+        # 5
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200, "The response status code is not 200")
 
         # Check that the response contains the correct workout details
@@ -63,5 +71,5 @@ def test_coach_can_view_assigned_athlete_workouts(self):
 
         # Workouts are filtered based on the coach's ID?
         for workout in response_data:
-            owner_id = int(workout["owner"].split("/")[-2])
-            self.assertEqual(owner_id, self.athlete.id, "The workout is not associated with the correct athlete")
\ No newline at end of file
+            owner_id = int(workout["owner"].split("/")[-2])  
+            self.assertEqual(owner_id, self.athlete.id, "The workout is not associated with the correct athlete")