diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dee5e9..a6cf436 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,5 +49,9 @@ When initializing the client object, an optional config can also be specified wi
   // Useful in the situations where the server connects directly to a node to fetch block info
   // and would like a predictable shard for the validation of tokens
   blockHashShard: 0;
+
+  // Optional, to put custom HTTP headers in the request that is made to the api
+  // Useful in situations where a private api is used and is protected by a JTW token
+  extraRequestHeaders?: { [key: string]: string };
 }
 ```
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5b0142d..5f49112 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-native-auth-client",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@multiversx/sdk-native-auth-client",
-      "version": "0.1.8",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^0.27.2"
@@ -4480,20 +4480,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/fsevents": {
-      "version": "2.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "optional": true,
-      "os": [
-        "darwin"
-      ],
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -11567,13 +11553,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "fsevents": {
-      "version": "2.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "optional": true
-    },
     "function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3fe186..47aa5d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-native-auth-client",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "Native authentication client-side",
   "main": "lib/src/index.js",
   "types": "lib/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/entities/native.auth.client.config.ts b/src/entities/native.auth.client.config.ts
index 5f0ee77..906c5b9 100644
--- a/src/entities/native.auth.client.config.ts
+++ b/src/entities/native.auth.client.config.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ export class NativeAuthClientConfig {
   expirySeconds: number = 60 * 60 * 24;
   blockHashShard?: number;
   gatewayUrl?: string;
+  extraRequestHeaders?: { [key: string]: string };
 }
diff --git a/src/native.auth.client.ts b/src/native.auth.client.ts
index 91ab981..54fef04 100644
--- a/src/native.auth.client.ts
+++ b/src/native.auth.client.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class NativeAuthClient {
   private async getCurrentBlockHashWithGateway(): Promise<string> {
     const round = await this.getCurrentRound();
     const url = `${this.config.gatewayUrl}/blocks/by-round/${round}`;
-    const response = await axios.get(url);
+    const response = await this.get(url);
     const blocks = response.data.data.blocks;
     const block = blocks.filter((block: { shard: number }) => block.shard === this.config.blockHashShard)[0];
     return block.hash;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class NativeAuthClient {
     }
 
     const url = `${this.config.gatewayUrl}/network/status/${this.config.blockHashShard}`;
-    const response = await axios.get(url);
+    const response = await this.get(url);
     const status = response.data.data.status;
     return status.erd_current_round;
   }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class NativeAuthClient {
       url += `&shard=${this.config.blockHashShard}`;
     }
 
-    const response = await axios.get(url);
+    const response = await this.get(url);
     return response.data[0].hash;
   }
 
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ export class NativeAuthClient {
   private escape(str: string) {
     return str.replace(/\+/g, "-").replace(/\//g, "_").replace(/=/g, "");
   }
+
+  private async get(url: string): Promise<any> {
+    return await axios.get(url, { headers: this.config.extraRequestHeaders });
+  }
 }