diff --git a/infrastructure/resources/operation-policies/sendOtpEmail.xml b/infrastructure/resources/operation-policies/sendOtpEmail.xml
index a22f22af7..1e341fefa 100644
--- a/infrastructure/resources/operation-policies/sendOtpEmail.xml
+++ b/infrastructure/resources/operation-policies/sendOtpEmail.xml
@@ -1,19 +1,39 @@
 <policies>
   <inbound>
-    <validate-jwt token-value="@((String)context.Request.Body.As<JObject>(preserveContent: true)["bearer"])" failed-validation-httpcode="401" failed-validation-error-message="Unauthorized. Access token is missing or invalid.">
-      <openid-config url="https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration" />
-      <audiences>
-        <audience>{CLIENT_ID}</audience>
-      </audiences>
-      <issuers>
-        <issuer>https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/v2.0</issuer>
-      </issuers>
-      <required-claims>
-        <claim name="roles" match="all">
-          <value>api.request.b2c</value>
-        </claim>
-      </required-claims>
-    </validate-jwt>
+    <choose>
+      <when condition="@(context.Request.Headers.GetValueOrDefault("Authorization","") != "")">
+        <validate-jwt header-name="Authorization" failed-validation-httpcode="401" failed-validation-error-message="Unauthorized. Access token is missing or invalid.">
+          <openid-config url="https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration" />
+          <audiences>
+            <audience>{CLIENT_ID}</audience>
+          </audiences>
+          <issuers>
+            <issuer>https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/v2.0</issuer>
+          </issuers>
+          <required-claims>
+            <claim name="roles" match="all">
+              <value>api.request.b2c</value>
+            </claim>
+          </required-claims>
+        </validate-jwt>
+      </when>
+      <otherwise>
+        <validate-jwt token-value="@((String)context.Request.Body.As<JObject>(preserveContent: true)["bearer"])" failed-validation-httpcode="401" failed-validation-error-message="Unauthorized. Access token is missing or invalid.">
+          <openid-config url="https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration" />
+          <audiences>
+            <audience>{CLIENT_ID}</audience>
+          </audiences>
+          <issuers>
+            <issuer>https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/v2.0</issuer>
+          </issuers>
+          <required-claims>
+            <claim name="roles" match="all">
+              <value>api.request.b2c</value>
+            </claim>
+          </required-claims>
+        </validate-jwt>
+      </otherwise>
+    </choose>
     <cors>
       <allowed-origins>
         <origin>*</origin>