diff --git a/fax.sh b/fax.sh
index 713beae..8f7824b 100755
--- a/fax.sh
+++ b/fax.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if [[ -z $REC0 || -z $1 ]]
 then
 	usage
 fi
+#Check if account works - not necessarily needed anymore, since sipgate changed their auth processes
 . $BASEPATH/authorization.sh
 #Prepare fax credentials:
 FILE=$1
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ fi
 #save payload to tempfile to prevent curl from throwing 'argument list too long' error.
 echo '{"faxlineId":"f0", "recipient":"'${REC}'", "filename":"fax.pdf", "base64Content":"'${CONTENT}'"}' > /tmp/sipgatedata.txt 
 #Send fax
-REPLY=$(curl --request POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" --data @/tmp/sipgatedata.txt "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/sessions/fax" -s)
+REPLY=$(curl --request POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --user $SIPUSER:$SIPPWD --data @/tmp/sipgatedata.txt "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/sessions/fax" -s)
 FAXID=$(echo $REPLY | jq '.sessionId' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
 echo $REPLY > /tmp/sipgatereply.txt
 #remove tempfile
@@ -108,6 +109,6 @@ else
 	echo "$FAXID" >> $BASEPATH/.fax_history
 fi
 #Check if fax request was accepted by sipgate
-curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN"  "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$FAXID" -s | jq '.faxStatusType'
+curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json'  --user $SIPUSER:$SIPPWD "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$FAXID" -s | jq '.faxStatusType'
 #And show the account balance
 . $BASEPATH/getbalance.sh
diff --git a/faxreport.sh b/faxreport.sh
index ca54d12..103b393 100755
--- a/faxreport.sh
+++ b/faxreport.sh
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ then
 	IDF=true
 fi
 
-. $BASEPATH/authorization.sh # stellt AUTH_TOKEN bereit
+. $BASEPATH/authorization.sh # Checks if account works - after changed auth processes not necessarily needed anymore
 
-JSON=$(curl -X GET -H  "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$ID" -s)
+JSON=$(curl -X GET -H  "accept: application/json"  --user $SIPUSER:$SIPPWD "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$ID" -s)
 DATE=$(echo $JSON | jq '.created' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
 if [ -z $DATE ]
 then
diff --git a/getbalance.sh b/getbalance.sh
index 82de61f..1929a28 100755
--- a/getbalance.sh
+++ b/getbalance.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BAL=$(curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN"  "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/balance" -s)
+BAL=$(curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --user $SIPUSER:$SIPPWD "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/balance" -s)
 AMOUNT=$(echo $BAL | jq '.amount')
 CUR=$(echo $BAL | jq '.currency' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
 AMOUNT=$(echo "scale=2; $AMOUNT/10000" | bc -l)
diff --git a/status.sh b/status.sh
index 0c0c133..1168c24 100755
--- a/status.sh
+++ b/status.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ BASEPATH=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
 . $BASEPATH/authorization.sh
 while read LINE; 
 do
-	JSON=$(curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$LINE" -s)
+	JSON=$(curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json'  --user $SIPUSER:$SIPPWD "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$LINE" -s)
         STATUS=$(echo $JSON | jq '.faxStatusType' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
         DATE=$(echo $JSON | jq '.created' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
         TARGET=$(echo $JSON | jq '.target' | sed -e 's:"::g' )