diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.plex/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plex/internal/handler/PlexApiConnector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.plex/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plex/internal/handler/PlexApiConnector.java
index 8528e64f01038..11114820fa200 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.plex/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plex/internal/handler/PlexApiConnector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.plex/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/plex/internal/handler/PlexApiConnector.java
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ private void setupXstream() {
      */
     public @Nullable MediaContainer getSessionData() {
         try {
-            String url = "http://" + host + ":" + String.valueOf(port) + "/status/sessions";
-            MediaContainer mediaContainer = doHttpRequest("POST", url, getClientHeaders(), MediaContainer.class);
+            String url = "http://" + host + ":" + String.valueOf(port) + "/status/sessions" + "?X-Plex-Token=" + token;
+            MediaContainer mediaContainer = doHttpRequest("GET", url, getClientHeaders(), MediaContainer.class);
             return mediaContainer;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.warn("An exception occurred while polling the PLEX Server: '{}'", e.getMessage());