diff --git a/auth/authenticate.py b/auth/authenticate.py
index 18bf11c3..255b4a5c 100644
--- a/auth/authenticate.py
+++ b/auth/authenticate.py
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ class JWTAuthenticate(AuthenticationBackend):
                 user_id=None, username=""
             )
         
-        if token.startswith("Bearer"):
-            token = token[len("Bearer "):]
+        token = token.split(" ")[-1]
 
         if len(token.split(".")) > 1:
             payload = await SessionToken.verify(token)
diff --git a/resolvers/auth.py b/resolvers/auth.py
index 6e2c894b..2cb7058b 100644
--- a/resolvers/auth.py
+++ b/resolvers/auth.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ async def get_current_user(_, info):
     auth: AuthCredentials = info.context["request"].auth
     token = info.context["request"].headers.get(SESSION_TOKEN_HEADER)
 
-    if token.startswith("Bearer"):
-        token = token[len("Bearer "):]
+    token = token.split(" ")[-1]
 
     with local_session() as session:
         user = session.query(User).where(User.id == auth.user_id).one()