diff --git a/client/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts b/client/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts
index 84956942..f1c29b2d 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export function useConnection({
         // Add custom header name as a special request header to let the server know which header to pass through 
         if (authHeaderName.toLowerCase() !== "authorization") {
           headers[authHeaderName] = token;
+          headers["x-custom-auth-header"] = authHeaderName;
         } else {
           headers[authHeaderName] = `Bearer ${token}`;
         }