diff --git a/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/get-vpp-app-metadata.js b/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/get-vpp-app-metadata.js
index 1caed0c728..aa638a77d3 100644
--- a/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/get-vpp-app-metadata.js
+++ b/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/get-vpp-app-metadata.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       headers: {
         'Authorization': `Bearer ${tokenForThisRequest}`,
-        'Cookie': `${vppToken}`,
+        'Cookie': `itvt=${vppToken}`,
       }
     })
     .tolerate((err)=>{