diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/bearer.test.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/bearer.test.ts
index 55dbbf4fb8..177058c413 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/bearer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/bearer.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe("bearer", async () => {
 		encryptedToken = headers
 			.get("cookie")
 			?.split("better-auth.session_token=")[1];
+		console.log(encryptedToken);
 		expect(session.data?.session.id).toBe(res.data?.session.id);
 	});
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ describe("bearer", async () => {
 		const session = await client.session({
 			fetchOptions: {
 				headers: {
-					cookie: `better-auth.session_token=${encryptedToken}`,
+					authorization: `Bearer ${encryptedToken}`,
 				},
 			},
 		});
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/index.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/index.ts
index a3cd336ca8..632eadc872 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/bearer/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const bearer = () => {
 						let signedToken = "";
 
 						if (token.includes(".")) {
-							signedToken = token.split(".")[1];
+							signedToken = token;
 						} else {
 							signedToken = await serializeSigned("", token, c.context.secret);
 						}