diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 2f5103a8a..2dbf69c8e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ SESSION_SECRET=secret
 // Auth https://discord.com/developers
 DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=
 DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET=
-AUTH_GATEWAY_URL=
-AUTH_GATEWAY_SECRET=
+AUTH_GATEWAY_PROFILE_URL=
+AUTH_GATEWAY_TOKEN_URL=
 
 // Patreon integration https://www.patreon.com/portal/registration/register-clients
 PATREON_ACCESS_TOKEN=
diff --git a/app/modules/auth/DiscordStrategy.server.ts b/app/modules/auth/DiscordStrategy.server.ts
index 19341856d..2445bc7d2 100644
--- a/app/modules/auth/DiscordStrategy.server.ts
+++ b/app/modules/auth/DiscordStrategy.server.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ export class DiscordStrategy extends OAuth2Strategy<
     super(
       {
         authorizationURL: "https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize",
-        tokenURL: "https://discord.com/api/oauth2/token",
+        tokenURL:
+          process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_TOKEN_URL"] ??
+          "https://discord.com/api/oauth2/token",
         clientID: envVars.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID,
         clientSecret: envVars.DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET,
         callbackURL: new URL("/auth/callback", envVars.BASE_URL).toString(),
@@ -77,9 +79,7 @@ export class DiscordStrategy extends OAuth2Strategy<
   }
 
   private authGatewayEnabled() {
-    return Boolean(
-      process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_URL"] && process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_SECRET"],
-    );
+    return Boolean(process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_TOKEN_URL"]);
   }
 
   private async fetchProfileViaDiscordApi(token: string) {
@@ -98,14 +98,9 @@ export class DiscordStrategy extends OAuth2Strategy<
 
   private async fetchProfileViaGateway(token: string) {
     console.log("authenticating via gateway...");
-    const url = `${process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_URL"]}?token=${token}`;
+    const url = `${process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_PROFILE_URL"]}?token=${token}`;
 
-    const options: RequestInit = {
-      method: "GET",
-      headers: { "X-Require-Whisk-Auth": process.env["AUTH_GATEWAY_SECRET"]! },
-    };
-
-    return fetch(url, options).then(this.jsonIfOk);
+    return fetch(url).then(this.jsonIfOk);
   }
 
   private jsonIfOk(res: Response) {