diff --git a/src/devx/api_clients.py b/src/devx/api_clients.py
index 5b595a9..5b27d7c 100644
--- a/src/devx/api_clients.py
+++ b/src/devx/api_clients.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class VikunjaClient:
     def __init__(self, base_url: str, token: str) -> None:
         self._base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
         self._session = requests.Session()
-        self._session.headers.update({"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"})
+        self._session.headers.update({"Authorization": token})
 
     def _request(self, method: str, path: str, **kwargs: Any) -> requests.Response:
         url = f"{self._base_url}{path}"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_api_clients.py b/tests/unit/test_api_clients.py
index 136b483..c2a5b6d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_api_clients.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_api_clients.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class TestVikunjaClient:
     def test_init_sets_headers(self) -> None:
         client = VikunjaClient("https://work.example.com", "tok")
         assert client._base_url == "https://work.example.com"
-        assert client._session.headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer tok"
+        assert client._session.headers["Authorization"] == "tok"
 
     def test_list_tasks(self) -> None:
         client = VikunjaClient("https://work.example.com", "tok")