diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/cve/service/impl/DefaultCveService.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/cve/service/impl/DefaultCveService.java
index 22d0790c5e9d361436efe5ee2dcea4ba831895d6..85d1d600c4683d7143b1c002e8f407c058c2cfe9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/cve/service/impl/DefaultCveService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/cve/service/impl/DefaultCveService.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class DefaultCveService implements CveService {
                     .setYear(matcher.group(1))
                     .setThousands(matcher.group(2))
                     .setCveId(key)
-                    .setPersonalToken(ghToken)
+                    .setPersonalToken("Bearer " + ghToken)
                     .build();
 
             return om.readerFor(CveProjectData.class).readValue(githubApi.getCveDetails(params));