diff --git a/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java b/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java
index 5ea27bc9fa..f3480bffb8 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public static ApiClient fromCluster() throws IOException {
         ApiClient result = new ApiClient();
         result.setBasePath("https://" + host + ":" + port);
         result.setSslCaCert(caCert);
-        result.setAccessToken(builder.toString());
+        result.setApiKey("Bearer " + builder.toString());
 
         return result;
     }