diff --git a/pkg/auth/token_verifier.go b/pkg/auth/token_verifier.go
index a37f8060012..5571b67f2b1 100644
--- a/pkg/auth/token_verifier.go
+++ b/pkg/auth/token_verifier.go
@@ -151,6 +151,27 @@ func (c *OIDCTokenVerifier) getKubernetesOIDCDiscovery() (*openIDMetadata, error
 	return openIdConfig, nil
 }
 
+// VerifyJWTFromRequest will verify the incoming request contains the correct JWT token
+func (tokenVerifier *OIDCTokenVerifier) VerifyJWTFromRequest(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, audience *string, response http.ResponseWriter) error {
+	token := GetJWTFromHeader(r.Header)
+	if token == "" {
+		response.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return fmt.Errorf("no JWT token found in request")
+	}
+
+	if audience == nil {
+		response.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return fmt.Errorf("no audience is provided")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := tokenVerifier.VerifyJWT(ctx, token, *audience); err != nil {
+		response.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify JWT: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type openIDMetadata struct {
 	Issuer        string   `json:"issuer"`
 	JWKSURI       string   `json:"jwks_uri"`
diff --git a/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go b/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go
index 9acb91a3845..e493c35b17c 100644
--- a/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/broker/filter/filter_handler.go
@@ -193,16 +193,12 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	features := feature.FromContext(ctx)
 	if features.IsOIDCAuthentication() {
 		h.logger.Debug("OIDC authentication is enabled")
-		token := auth.GetJWTFromHeader(request.Header)
-		if token == "" {
-			h.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("No JWT in %s header provided while feature %s is enabled", auth.AuthHeaderKey, feature.OIDCAuthentication))
-			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			return
-		}
 
-		if _, err := h.tokenVerifier.VerifyJWT(ctx, token, FilterAudience); err != nil {
-			h.logger.Warn("no valid JWT provided", zap.Error(err))
-			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		audience := FilterAudience
+
+		err = h.tokenVerifier.VerifyJWTFromRequest(ctx, request, &audience, writer)
+		if err != nil {
+			h.logger.Warn("Error when validating the JWT token in the request", zap.Error(err))
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go b/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go
index 89111289cae..c0aa4938b39 100644
--- a/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/broker/ingress/ingress_handler.go
@@ -228,22 +228,9 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	if features.IsOIDCAuthentication() {
 		h.Logger.Debug("OIDC authentication is enabled")
 
-		if broker.Status.Address.Audience == nil {
-			h.Logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Audience of broker %s/%s must not be nil, while feature %s is enabled", broker.Name, broker.Namespace, feature.OIDCAuthentication))
-			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-
-		token := auth.GetJWTFromHeader(request.Header)
-		if token == "" {
-			h.Logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("No JWT in %s header provided while feature %s is enabled", auth.AuthHeaderKey, feature.OIDCAuthentication))
-			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			return
-		}
-
-		if _, err := h.tokenVerifier.VerifyJWT(ctx, token, *broker.Status.Address.Audience); err != nil {
-			h.Logger.Warn("no valid JWT provided", zap.Error(err))
-			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		err = h.tokenVerifier.VerifyJWTFromRequest(ctx, request, broker.Status.Address.Audience, writer)
+		if err != nil {
+			h.Logger.Warn("Error when validating the JWT token in the request", zap.Error(err))
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/channel/event_receiver.go b/pkg/channel/event_receiver.go
index f39e8facc32..1e3ff3c2cc7 100644
--- a/pkg/channel/event_receiver.go
+++ b/pkg/channel/event_receiver.go
@@ -250,23 +250,12 @@ func (r *EventReceiver) ServeHTTP(response nethttp.ResponseWriter, request *neth
 	features := feature.FromContext(ctx)
 	if features.IsOIDCAuthentication() {
 		r.logger.Debug("OIDC authentication is enabled")
-
-		token := auth.GetJWTFromHeader(request.Header)
-		if token == "" {
-			r.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("No JWT in %s header provided while feature %s is enabled", auth.AuthHeaderKey, feature.OIDCAuthentication))
-			response.WriteHeader(nethttp.StatusUnauthorized)
-			return
-		}
-
-		if _, err := r.tokenVerifier.VerifyJWT(ctx, token, r.audience); err != nil {
-			r.logger.Warn("no valid JWT provided", zap.Error(err))
-			response.WriteHeader(nethttp.StatusUnauthorized)
+		err = r.tokenVerifier.VerifyJWTFromRequest(ctx, request, &r.audience, response)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.logger.Warn("Error when validating the JWT token in the request", zap.Error(err))
 			return
 		}
-
 		r.logger.Debug("Request contained a valid JWT. Continuing...")
-	} else {
-		r.logger.Debug("OIDC authentication is disabled")
 	}
 
 	err = r.receiverFunc(request.Context(), channel, *event, utils.PassThroughHeaders(request.Header))