diff --git a/credential.go b/credential.go
index ea9b32c..eb2d3db 100644
--- a/credential.go
+++ b/credential.go
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 package gitkit
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
 type Credential struct {
-	Username string
-	Password string
+	Username      string
+	Password      string
+	Authorization string
 }
 
-func getCredential(req *http.Request) (Credential, error) {
+func getCredential(req *http.Request) Credential {
 	cred := Credential{}
 
-	user, pass, ok := req.BasicAuth()
-	if !ok {
-		return cred, fmt.Errorf("authentication failed")
-	}
+	user, pass, _ := req.BasicAuth()
+
+	auth := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
 
 	cred.Username = user
 	cred.Password = pass
+	cred.Authorization = auth
 
-	return cred, nil
+	return cred
 }
diff --git a/credential_test.go b/credential_test.go
index 3c2d148..8544c56 100644
--- a/credential_test.go
+++ b/credential_test.go
@@ -9,15 +9,20 @@ import (
 
 func Test_getCredential(t *testing.T) {
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("get", "http://localhost", nil)
-	_, err := getCredential(req)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "authentication failed", err.Error())
+	cred := getCredential(req)
+	assert.Equal(t, cred.Authorization, "")
 
 	req, _ = http.NewRequest("get", "http://localhost", nil)
 	req.SetBasicAuth("Alladin", "OpenSesame")
-	cred, err := getCredential(req)
+	cred = getCredential(req)
 
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "Alladin", cred.Username)
 	assert.Equal(t, "OpenSesame", cred.Password)
+	assert.Contains(t, cred.Authorization, "Basic ")
+
+	req, _ = http.NewRequest("get", "http://localhost", nil)
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer VerySecretToken")
+	cred = getCredential(req)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "Bearer VerySecretToken", cred.Authorization)
 }
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 735b5e0..6a72e31 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -88,20 +88,14 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-		if authHeader == "" {
+		cred := getCredential(r)
+		if cred.Authorization == "" {
+			logError("auth", fmt.Errorf("no Authorization header found"))
 			w.Header()["WWW-Authenticate"] = []string{`Basic realm=""`}
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}
 
-		cred, err := getCredential(r)
-		if err != nil {
-			logError("auth", err)
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			return
-		}
-
 		allow, err := s.AuthFunc(cred, req)
 		if !allow || err != nil {
 			if err != nil {