diff --git a/backend/druks/chat/bridge.mjs b/backend/druks/chat/bridge.mjs
index ec7eb769..64befb24 100644
--- a/backend/druks/chat/bridge.mjs
+++ b/backend/druks/chat/bridge.mjs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Conversation {
       if (!bearer) throw new Error("The Druks MCP placeholder is missing.");
       const setup = {
         cwd: this.root,
-        mcpServers: [{ name: "druks", type: "http", url: request.mcpUrl, headers: [{ name: "Authorization", value: "Bearer " + bearer }, ...request.headers] }],
+        mcpServers: [{ name: "druks", type: "http", url: request.mcpUrl, headers: [{ name: "Authorization", value: bearer }, ...request.headers] }],
         _meta: request.meta,
       };
       const session = this.state.sessionId
diff --git a/backend/tests/chat/bridge.test.mjs b/backend/tests/chat/bridge.test.mjs
index 7706fbf2..ab593031 100644
--- a/backend/tests/chat/bridge.test.mjs
+++ b/backend/tests/chat/bridge.test.mjs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test("The bridge streams detached turns, isolates archives, cancels, and reloads
     "initialize: async () => ({protocolVersion: PROTOCOL_VERSION, agentCapabilities: {loadSession: true}}),",
     "newSession: async p => { cwd=p.cwd; sessionId=randomUUID();",
     " if (p._meta.harness !== 'options') throw Error('meta');",
-    " if (p.mcpServers[0].headers[0].value !== 'Bearer placeholder') throw Error('token');",
+    " if (p.mcpServers[0].headers[0].value !== 'placeholder') throw Error('token');",
     " fs.writeFileSync(path.join(cwd, 'setup.json'), JSON.stringify(p.mcpServers[0].headers));",
     " return {sessionId, configOptions: [{id: 'model'}, {id: 'effort'}, {id: 'fast'}]}; },",
     "loadSession: async p => { cwd=p.cwd; sessionId=p.sessionId; memory=fs.readFileSync(transcript(), 'utf8');",