diff --git a/internals/proxy/middlewares/auth.go b/internals/proxy/middlewares/auth.go
index 21e767a..60afc45 100644
--- a/internals/proxy/middlewares/auth.go
+++ b/internals/proxy/middlewares/auth.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func authHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				if isValidToken(tokens, authToken) {
 					success = true
 				}
-
 			case Basic:
 				basicAuthBody, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(authToken)
 
@@ -55,11 +54,12 @@ func authHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				}
 
 				basicAuth := string(basicAuthBody)
-				basicAuthParams := strings.Split(basicAuth, ":")
+				basicAuthParts := strings.Split(basicAuth, ":")
 
 				user := "api"
+				authToken = basicAuthParts[1]
 
-				if basicAuthParams[0] == user && isValidToken(tokens, basicAuthParams[1]) {
+				if basicAuthParts[0] == user && isValidToken(tokens, authToken) {
 					success = true
 				}
 			}
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ func getAuthType(str string) authType {
 
 func isValidToken(tokens []string, match string) bool {
 	return slices.Contains(tokens, match)
-}
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+}