diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/auth/validate.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/auth/validate.rs
index e69d19431..8b8769c9d 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/auth/validate.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/auth/validate.rs
@@ -154,10 +154,15 @@ pub fn extract_authorization_header(
 ) -> Result<&str, AuthenticationError> {
     let headers = req.headers();
     let token_val: Option<&HeaderValue> = headers.get(AUTHORIZATION);
-    token_val
+    let token_val = token_val
         .ok_or_else(|| AuthenticationError::InvalidAuthMethod)?
         .to_str()
-        .map_err(|_| AuthenticationError::InvalidCredentials)
+        .map_err(|_| AuthenticationError::InvalidCredentials)?;
+    Ok(if let Some(token) = token_val.strip_prefix("Bearer ") {
+        token
+    } else {
+        token_val
+    })
 }
 
 pub async fn check_is_moderator_from_headers<'a, 'b, E>(