diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 28f8936b5f..a1c6b65764 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -160,9 +160,10 @@ const authHeaders = (user) => {
   }
 }
 
-const externalProfile = (profileUrl) => {
+const externalProfile = ({profileUrl, credentials}) => {
   let url = `${EXTERNAL_PROFILE_URL}?profileurl=${profileUrl}`
   return fetch(url, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
     method: 'GET'
   }).then((data) => data.json())
 }
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index 9a0910ddf8..a99ea38ab7 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
   const updateBanner = ({params}) => apiService.updateBanner({credentials, params})
   const updateProfile = ({params}) => apiService.updateProfile({credentials, params})
 
-  const externalProfile = (profileUrl) => apiService.externalProfile(profileUrl)
+  const externalProfile = (profileUrl) => apiService.externalProfile({profileUrl, credentials})
 
   const backendInteractorServiceInstance = {
     fetchStatus,