diff --git a/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.ts b/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.ts
index 7dbd1e64e8..b3a68f5c10 100644
--- a/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/lib/middleware/api-token-middleware.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ const apiAccessMiddleware = (
         }
 
         try {
-            const apiToken = req.header('authorization');
+            const apiToken = req.header('x-unleash-auth')
+                ? req.header('x-unleash-auth')
+                : req.header('authorization');
+
+            console.log('TOKEN', apiToken, req.headers);
+
             if (!apiToken?.startsWith('user:')) {
                 const apiUser = apiToken
                     ? apiTokenService.getUserForToken(apiToken)
diff --git a/src/lib/middleware/authorization-middleware.ts b/src/lib/middleware/authorization-middleware.ts
index 1f79253ff3..2d29338413 100644
--- a/src/lib/middleware/authorization-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/lib/middleware/authorization-middleware.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const authorizationMiddleware = (
         if (req.user) {
             return next();
         }
-        if (req.header('authorization')) {
+        if (req.header('x-unleash-auth') || req.header('authorization')) {
             // API clients should get 401 with a basic body
             const error = new UnauthorizedError(
                 'You must log in to use Unleash.',