diff --git a/ee/query-service/app/server.go b/ee/query-service/app/server.go
index a634057531..42a8f2496e 100644
--- a/ee/query-service/app/server.go
+++ b/ee/query-service/app/server.go
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ func (s *Server) createPrivateServer(apiHandler *api.APIHandler) (*http.Server,
 }
 
 func getPATToken(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
-	authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-	if authHeader == "" {
+	patHeader := r.Header.Get("SIGNOZ-API-KEY")
+	if patHeader == "" {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	authHeaderParts := strings.Fields(authHeader)
+	authHeaderParts := strings.Fields(patHeader)
 	if len(authHeaderParts) != 2 || strings.ToLower(authHeaderParts[0]) != "bearer" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("authorization header format must be Bearer {token}")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("PAT authorization header format must be bearer {token}")
 	}
 
 	return authHeaderParts[1], nil
diff --git a/pkg/query-service/app/auth.go b/pkg/query-service/app/auth.go
index ef6541a4f6..dccf6dd8dd 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/app/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/app/auth.go
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ func NewAuthMiddleware(f func(r *http.Request) (*model.UserPayload, error)) *Aut
 	}
 }
 
-// func (am *AuthMiddleware) GetUserFromRequest(r *http.Request) (*model.UserPayload, error) {
-// 	return auth.GetUserFromRequest(r)
-// }
-
 func (am *AuthMiddleware) OpenAccess(f func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		f(w, r)