diff --git a/connectors/okta/app.py b/connectors/okta/app.py
index 2a4ca6ad..84ca657d 100644
--- a/connectors/okta/app.py
+++ b/connectors/okta/app.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def setup(self):
         super().setup()
+
+        if 'SSWS' not in self.args.auth_token:
+            self.args.auth_token = 'SSWS '+ self.args.auth_token
+
         context().asset_server = AssetServer()
         context().full_importer = FullImport()
         context().inc_importer = IncrementalImport()
diff --git a/connectors/okta/connector/server_access.py b/connectors/okta/connector/server_access.py
index 1ad07899..4fb64707 100644
--- a/connectors/okta/connector/server_access.py
+++ b/connectors/okta/connector/server_access.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         with open('connector/okta_config.json', 'rb') as json_data:
             self.config = json.load(json_data)
         self.server = "https://" + context().args.host
-        self.headers = {"Authorization": "SSWS " + context().args.auth_token}
+        self.headers = { "Authorization" : context().args.auth_token}
 
     def test_connection(self):
         try: