diff --git a/comps/cores/mega/orchestrator.py b/comps/cores/mega/orchestrator.py
index 97ee2a76b..aab8a4ef5 100644
--- a/comps/cores/mega/orchestrator.py
+++ b/comps/cores/mega/orchestrator.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 logger = CustomLogger("comps-core-orchestrator")
 LOGFLAG = os.getenv("LOGFLAG", False)
+API_KEY_TOKENS = os.getenv("API_KEY_TOKEN", "EMPTY")
 
 
 class OrchestratorMetrics:
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ async def execute(
                 response = requests.post(
                     url=endpoint,
                     data=json.dumps(inputs),
-                    headers={"Content-type": "application/json"},
+                    headers={"Content-type": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY_TOKENS}"},
                     proxies={"http": None},
                     stream=True,
                     timeout=1000,