diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-auth.guard.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-auth.guard.ts
index 3ae7ade72..6d9952995 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-auth.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-auth.guard.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 export class GqlAuthGuard extends AuthGuard('jwt') {
   getRequest(context: ExecutionContext) {
     const ctx = GqlExecutionContext.create(context);
-    return ctx.getContext().req;
+    const { req, headers } = ctx.getContext();
+    return headers ? headers : req;
   }
 }