diff --git a/provider/indexer-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/azure/util/ServiceAccountJwtClientImpl.java b/provider/indexer-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/azure/util/ServiceAccountJwtClientImpl.java
index 5512f5f5997f8a4846b25302306135ff9b0ef8e0..12ff2ac7990717e41ff96496bc48e65accdcb055 100644
--- a/provider/indexer-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/azure/util/ServiceAccountJwtClientImpl.java
+++ b/provider/indexer-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/azure/util/ServiceAccountJwtClientImpl.java
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ public class ServiceAccountJwtClientImpl implements IServiceAccountJwtClient {
 
         this.dpsHeaders.put(DpsHeaders.USER_EMAIL, tenant.getServiceAccount());
 
-        return "Bearer " + this.tokenService.getAuthorizationToken();
+        return this.tokenService.getAuthorizationToken();
     }
 }