diff --git a/internal/collect.go b/internal/collect.go
index b00ee63..5686066 100644
--- a/internal/collect.go
+++ b/internal/collect.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type QueryParams struct {
 	IpmitoolPath  string
 	OutputPath    string
 	ForceUpdate   bool
+	AccessToken   string
 }
 
 func NewClient(l *log.Logger, q *QueryParams) (*bmclib.Client, error) {
@@ -209,6 +210,11 @@ func CollectAll(probeStates *[]ScannedResult, l *log.Logger, q *QueryParams) err
 				headers := make(map[string]string)
 				headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
 
+				// use access token in authorization header if we have it
+				if q.AccessToken != "" {
+					headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + q.AccessToken
+				}
+
 				body, err := json.MarshalIndent(data, "", "    ")
 				if err != nil {
 					l.Log.Errorf("could not marshal JSON: %v", err)