diff --git a/src/tunnel/client.rs b/src/tunnel/client.rs
index cab8021..434330b 100644
--- a/src/tunnel/client.rs
+++ b/src/tunnel/client.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{to_host_port, JwtTunnelConfig, JWT_KEY};
+use super::{to_host_port, JwtTunnelConfig, JWT_HEADER_PREFIX, JWT_KEY};
 use crate::{LocalToRemote, WsClientConfig};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use fastwebsockets::WebSocket;
 use futures_util::pin_mut;
 use http_body_util::Empty;
 use hyper::body::Incoming;
-use hyper::header::{AUTHORIZATION, COOKIE, SEC_WEBSOCKET_VERSION, UPGRADE};
+use hyper::header::{AUTHORIZATION, COOKIE, SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL, SEC_WEBSOCKET_VERSION, UPGRADE};
 use hyper::header::{CONNECTION, HOST, SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY};
 use hyper::upgrade::Upgraded;
 use hyper::{Request, Response};
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ pub async fn connect(
 
     let mut req = Request::builder()
         .method("GET")
-        .uri(format!(
-            "/{}/events?bearer={}",
-            &client_cfg.http_upgrade_path_prefix,
-            tunnel_to_jwt_token(request_id, tunnel_cfg)
-        ))
+        .uri(format!("/{}/events", &client_cfg.http_upgrade_path_prefix,))
         .header(HOST, &client_cfg.http_header_host)
         .header(UPGRADE, "websocket")
         .header(CONNECTION, "upgrade")
         .header(SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY, fastwebsockets::handshake::generate_key())
         .header(SEC_WEBSOCKET_VERSION, "13")
+        .header(
+            SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL,
+            format!("v1, {}{}", JWT_HEADER_PREFIX, tunnel_to_jwt_token(request_id, tunnel_cfg)),
+        )
         .version(hyper::Version::HTTP_11);
 
     for (k, v) in &client_cfg.http_headers {
diff --git a/src/tunnel/mod.rs b/src/tunnel/mod.rs
index fd68a89..3c80a34 100644
--- a/src/tunnel/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tunnel/mod.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ impl JwtTunnelConfig {
     }
 }
 
+static JWT_HEADER_PREFIX: &str = "authorization.bearer.";
 static JWT_SECRET: &[u8; 15] = b"champignonfrais";
 static JWT_KEY: Lazy<(Header, EncodingKey)> =
     Lazy::new(|| (Header::new(Algorithm::HS256), EncodingKey::from_secret(JWT_SECRET)));
diff --git a/src/tunnel/server.rs b/src/tunnel/server.rs
index 32746c7..e00f93d 100644
--- a/src/tunnel/server.rs
+++ b/src/tunnel/server.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use super::{JwtTunnelConfig, JWT_DECODE};
+use super::{JwtTunnelConfig, JWT_DECODE, JWT_HEADER_PREFIX};
 use crate::{socks5, tcp, tls, udp, LocalProtocol, WsServerConfig};
 use hyper::body::Incoming;
-use hyper::header::COOKIE;
+use hyper::header::{COOKIE, SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL};
 use hyper::http::HeaderValue;
 use hyper::server::conn::http1;
 use hyper::service::service_fn;
@@ -221,22 +221,23 @@ fn validate_url(
 
 #[inline]
 fn extract_tunnel_info(req: &Request<Incoming>) -> Result<TokenData<JwtTunnelConfig>, Response<String>> {
-    let jwt: TokenData<JwtTunnelConfig> = match req.uri().query().unwrap_or_default().split_once('=') {
-        Some(("bearer", jwt)) => {
-            let (validation, decode_key) = JWT_DECODE.deref();
-            match jsonwebtoken::decode(jwt, decode_key, validation) {
-                Ok(jwt) => jwt,
-                err => {
-                    error!("error while decoding jwt for tunnel info {:?}", err);
-                    return Err(http::Response::builder()
-                        .status(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)
-                        .body("Invalid upgrade request".to_string())
-                        .unwrap());
-                }
-            }
-        }
+    let jwt = req
+        .headers()
+        .get(SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL)
+        .and_then(|header| header.to_str().ok())
+        .and_then(|header| header.split_once(JWT_HEADER_PREFIX))
+        .map(|(_prefix, jwt)| jwt)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    let (validation, decode_key) = JWT_DECODE.deref();
+    let jwt = match jsonwebtoken::decode(jwt, decode_key, validation) {
+        Ok(jwt) => jwt,
         err => {
-            error!("Missing jwt tunnel config from request {:?}", err);
+            warn!(
+                "error while decoding jwt for tunnel info {:?} header {:?}",
+                err,
+                req.headers().get(SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL)
+            );
             return Err(http::Response::builder()
                 .status(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)
                 .body("Invalid upgrade request".to_string())
@@ -358,6 +359,9 @@ async fn server_upgrade(server_config: Arc<WsServerConfig>, mut req: Request<Inc
         };
         response.headers_mut().insert(COOKIE, header_val);
     }
+    response
+        .headers_mut()
+        .insert(SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL, HeaderValue::from_static("v1"));
 
     Response::from_parts(response.into_parts().0, "".to_string())
 }