diff --git a/lib/woqlClient.js b/lib/woqlClient.js
index 1e0bdac9..108e9cf3 100644
--- a/lib/woqlClient.js
+++ b/lib/woqlClient.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function WOQLClient(serverUrl, params) {
 WOQLClient.prototype.setApiKey = function (accessToken){
     const currentAuth= this.connectionConfig.localAuth() || {}
     currentAuth['key'] = accessToken
-    currentAuth['type'] = 'jwt'
+    currentAuth['type'] = 'apikey'
     this.connectionConfig.setLocalAuth(currentAuth)
 }