diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1571e17b8..171d1d4e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ The library can be used as a go-module, which should be added to your project's
     rtDetails.SetApiKey("apikey")
     rtDetails.SetUser("user")
     rtDetails.SetPassword("password")
+    rtDetails.SetAccessToken("accesstoken")
  ```
 
 ### Creating a Service Manager
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ Optional flags:
 | `-rt.apikey` | [Optional] Artifactory API key. |
 | `-rt.sshKeyPath` | [Optional] Ssh key file path. Should be used only if the Artifactory URL format is ssh://[domain]:port |
 | `-rt.sshPassphrase` | [Optional] Ssh key passphrase. |
+| `-rt.accessToken` | [Optional] Artifactory access token. |
 | `-log-level` | [Default: INFO] Sets the log level. |
 
 
diff --git a/artifactory/auth/rtdetails.go b/artifactory/auth/rtdetails.go
index b14f0bbf8..7aa97de4b 100644
--- a/artifactory/auth/rtdetails.go
+++ b/artifactory/auth/rtdetails.go
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ type ArtifactoryDetails interface {
 	GetUser() string
 	GetPassword() string
 	GetApiKey() string
+	GetAccessToken() string
 	GetSshAuthHeaders() map[string]string
 	GetVersion() (string, error)
 	SetUrl(url string)
 	SetUser(user string)
 	SetPassword(password string)
 	SetApiKey(apiKey string)
+	SetAccessToken(accessToken string)
 	SetSshAuthHeaders(sshAuthHeaders map[string]string)
 
 	AuthenticateSsh(sshKey, sshPassphrase string) error
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ type artifactoryDetails struct {
 	User           string            `json:"-"`
 	Password       string            `json:"-"`
 	ApiKey         string            `json:"-"`
+	AccessToken    string            `json:"-"`
 	version        string            `json:"-"`
 	SshAuthHeaders map[string]string `json:"-"`
 }
@@ -59,6 +62,10 @@ func (rt *artifactoryDetails) GetApiKey() string {
 	return rt.ApiKey
 }
 
+func (rt *artifactoryDetails) GetAccessToken() string {
+	return rt.AccessToken
+}
+
 func (rt *artifactoryDetails) GetSshAuthHeaders() map[string]string {
 	return rt.SshAuthHeaders
 }
@@ -79,6 +86,10 @@ func (rt *artifactoryDetails) SetApiKey(apiKey string) {
 	rt.ApiKey = apiKey
 }
 
+func (rt *artifactoryDetails) SetAccessToken(accessToken string) {
+	rt.AccessToken = accessToken
+}
+
 func (rt *artifactoryDetails) SetSshAuthHeaders(sshAuthHeaders map[string]string) {
 	rt.SshAuthHeaders = sshAuthHeaders
 }
@@ -95,10 +106,11 @@ func (rt *artifactoryDetails) AuthenticateSsh(sshKeyPath, sshPassphrase string)
 
 func (rt *artifactoryDetails) CreateHttpClientDetails() httputils.HttpClientDetails {
 	return httputils.HttpClientDetails{
-		User:     rt.User,
-		Password: rt.Password,
-		ApiKey:   rt.ApiKey,
-		Headers:  utils.CopyMap(rt.SshAuthHeaders)}
+		User:        rt.User,
+		Password:    rt.Password,
+		ApiKey:      rt.ApiKey,
+		AccessToken: rt.AccessToken,
+		Headers:     utils.CopyMap(rt.SshAuthHeaders)}
 }
 
 func (rt *artifactoryDetails) GetVersion() (string, error) {
diff --git a/artifactory/services/ping.go b/artifactory/services/ping.go
index d42064bee..57239d32e 100644
--- a/artifactory/services/ping.go
+++ b/artifactory/services/ping.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/artifactory/auth"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/artifactory/services/utils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/httpclient"
-	clientutils "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func (ps *PingService) Ping() ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, errorutils.CheckError(errors.New("Artifactory response: " + resp.Status + "\n" + clientutils.IndentJson(respBody)))
+		return respBody, errorutils.CheckError(errors.New("Artifactory response: " + resp.Status))
 	}
 	log.Debug("Artifactory response: ", resp.Status)
 	return respBody, nil
diff --git a/httpclient/client.go b/httpclient/client.go
index 1d073f7c4..5558bd57c 100644
--- a/httpclient/client.go
+++ b/httpclient/client.go
@@ -555,7 +555,17 @@ func setAuthentication(req *http.Request, httpClientsDetails httputils.HttpClien
 		} else {
 			req.Header.Set("X-JFrog-Art-Api", httpClientsDetails.ApiKey)
 		}
-	} else if httpClientsDetails.Password != "" {
+		return
+	}
+	if httpClientsDetails.AccessToken != "" {
+		if httpClientsDetails.User != "" {
+			req.SetBasicAuth(httpClientsDetails.User, httpClientsDetails.AccessToken)
+		} else {
+			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+httpClientsDetails.AccessToken)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if httpClientsDetails.Password != "" {
 		req.SetBasicAuth(httpClientsDetails.User, httpClientsDetails.Password)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/utils.go b/tests/utils.go
index 490bdac9d..5005c9245 100644
--- a/tests/utils.go
+++ b/tests/utils.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var RtPassword *string
 var RtApiKey *string
 var RtSshKeyPath *string
 var RtSshPassphrase *string
+var RtAccessToken *string
 var LogLevel *string
 var testsUploadService *services.UploadService
 var testsSearchService *services.SearchService
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 	RtApiKey = flag.String("rt.apikey", "", "Artifactory user API key")
 	RtSshKeyPath = flag.String("rt.sshKeyPath", "", "Ssh key file path")
 	RtSshPassphrase = flag.String("rt.sshPassphrase", "", "Ssh key passphrase")
+	RtAccessToken = flag.String("rt.accessToken", "", "Artifactory access token")
 	LogLevel = flag.String("log-level", "INFO", "Sets the log level")
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ func getArtDetails() auth.ArtifactoryDetails {
 	if !fileutils.IsSshUrl(rtDetails.GetUrl()) {
 		if *RtApiKey != "" {
 			rtDetails.SetApiKey(*RtApiKey)
+		} else if *RtAccessToken != "" {
+			rtDetails.SetAccessToken(*RtAccessToken)
 		} else {
 			rtDetails.SetUser(*RtUser)
 			rtDetails.SetPassword(*RtPassword)
diff --git a/utils/io/httputils/httpclient.go b/utils/io/httputils/httpclient.go
index cf6287f58..c2470c7c1 100644
--- a/utils/io/httputils/httpclient.go
+++ b/utils/io/httputils/httpclient.go
@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 type HttpClientDetails struct {
-	User      string
-	Password  string
-	ApiKey    string
-	Headers   map[string]string
-	Transport *http.Transport
+	User        string
+	Password    string
+	ApiKey      string
+	AccessToken string
+	Headers     map[string]string
+	Transport   *http.Transport
 }
 
 func (httpClientDetails HttpClientDetails) Clone() *HttpClientDetails {
 	headers := make(map[string]string)
 	utils.MergeMaps(httpClientDetails.Headers, headers)
 	return &HttpClientDetails{
-		User:     httpClientDetails.User,
-		Password: httpClientDetails.Password,
-		ApiKey:   httpClientDetails.ApiKey,
-		Headers:  headers}
+		User:        httpClientDetails.User,
+		Password:    httpClientDetails.Password,
+		ApiKey:      httpClientDetails.ApiKey,
+		AccessToken: httpClientDetails.AccessToken,
+		Headers:     headers}
 }