diff --git a/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/endpoints/__init__.py b/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/endpoints/__init__.py
index a568656..3316f9f 100644
--- a/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/endpoints/__init__.py
+++ b/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/endpoints/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class BaseEndpoint(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, host, port, version="2018-10-1", secure=True, **kwargs):
-        self._auth = kwargs.get("auth")
+        self.auth = kwargs.get("auth")
         self.conn = Connection(host, port, version=version, secure=secure, **kwargs)
 
     def request(self, method, endpoint_path, params=None, data=None, headers=None):
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def request(self, method, endpoint_path, params=None, data=None, headers=None):
         Returns:
             json: response
         """
+        if headers and self.auth:
+            headers = {**headers, **self.auth.get_headers()}
         with self.conn:
             self.conn.request(method, endpoint_path, params, data, headers)
             response = self.conn.json()
@@ -44,5 +46,5 @@ def request(self, method, endpoint_path, params=None, data=None, headers=None):
             return response["data"]
 
     def get_headers(self, account_id, auth_token, content_type="application/json"):
-        auth = self._auth or AuthContext(account_id=account_id, auth_token=auth_token)
+        auth = self.auth or AuthContext(account_id=account_id, auth_token=auth_token)
         return {**auth.get_headers(), "Content-Type": content_type}
diff --git a/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/utils/http.py b/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/utils/http.py
index c91de1e..7ee9cc5 100644
--- a/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/utils/http.py
+++ b/src/py/mat3ra/api_client/utils/http.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def request(self, method, url, params=None, data=None, headers=None):
             data (dict): the body to attach to the request.
             params (dict): URL parameters to append to the URL.
         """
-        self.response = self.session.request(method=method.lower(), url=url, params=params, data=data, headers=headers)
+        self.response = self.session.request(
+            method=method.lower(), url=url, params=params, data=data, headers=headers, timeout=self.session.timeout
+        )
         try:
             self.response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.HTTPError:
diff --git a/tests/py/unit/test_client.py b/tests/py/unit/test_client.py
index 2e6b65d..cac678b 100644
--- a/tests/py/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/py/unit/test_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from unittest import mock
 
-from mat3ra.api_client import APIClient
+from mat3ra.api_client import APIClient, AuthContext
 
 from tests.py.unit import EndpointBaseUnitTest
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 API_SECURE_FALSE = "false"
 
 OIDC_ACCESS_TOKEN = "oidc-access-token"
+NEW_OIDC_ACCESS_TOKEN = "new-oidc-access-token"
 AUTH_TOKEN = "legacy-auth-token"
 ACCOUNT_ID = "ubxMkAyx37Rjn8qK9"
 
@@ -152,3 +153,15 @@ def test_my_organization(self, mock_get):
             org = client.my_organization
             self.assertEqual(org.id, "org-acc-1")
             self.assertEqual(org.name, "Acme Corp")
+
+    @mock.patch("requests.sessions.Session.request")
+    def test_endpoint_request_sends_current_token_and_timeout(self, mock_request):
+        auth = AuthContext(access_token=OIDC_ACCESS_TOKEN)
+        client = APIClient(
+            host=API_HOST, port=API_PORT, version=API_VERSION, secure=False, auth=auth, timeout_seconds=5
+        )
+        client.auth.access_token = NEW_OIDC_ACCESS_TOKEN
+        mock_request.return_value.json.return_value = {"status": "success", "data": []}
+        client.jobs.list()
+        self.assertEqual(mock_request.call_args[1]["headers"]["Authorization"], f"Bearer {NEW_OIDC_ACCESS_TOKEN}")
+        self.assertEqual(mock_request.call_args[1]["timeout"], 5)