diff --git a/lib/classes/API/OAuth2/Adapter.php b/lib/classes/API/OAuth2/Adapter.php
index c674aa277b..e64e258b1d 100644
--- a/lib/classes/API/OAuth2/Adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/API/OAuth2/Adapter.php
@@ -537,7 +537,9 @@ class API_OAuth2_Adapter extends OAuth2
 
     public function verifyAccessToken($scope = null, $exit_not_present = true, $exit_invalid = true, $exit_expired = true, $exit_scope = true, $realm = null)
     {
-        $token_param = $this->getAccessTokenParams();
+        $useTokenHeader = $this->app['conf']->get(['main', 'api_token_header']);
+
+        $token_param = $this->getAccessTokenParams($useTokenHeader);
 
         // Access token was not provided
         if ($token_param === false) {