diff --git a/languages/go/README.md b/languages/go/README.md
index e57badf7e..cea02e282 100644
--- a/languages/go/README.md
+++ b/languages/go/README.md
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ bitwardenClient, _ := sdk.NewBitwardenClient(&apiURL, &identityURL)
 
 ### Login
 
-To login using an access token:
+To login using an access token. Define some `statePath` and pass it to use state, or pass `nil` instead to not use state.
 
 ```go
-apiKeyLogin, err := bitwardenClient.AccessTokenLogin(accessToken)
+statePath := os.Getenv("STATE_PATH")
+
+err := bitwardenClient.AccessTokenLogin(accessToken, &statePath)
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/languages/go/bitwarden_client.go b/languages/go/bitwarden_client.go
index 5e1108ce1..bd236de71 100644
--- a/languages/go/bitwarden_client.go
+++ b/languages/go/bitwarden_client.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func NewBitwardenClient(apiURL *string, identityURL *string) (*BitwardenClient,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *BitwardenClient) AccessTokenLogin(accessToken string) error {
-	req := AccessTokenLoginRequest{AccessToken: accessToken}
+func (c *BitwardenClient) AccessTokenLogin(accessToken string, statePath *string) error {
+	req := AccessTokenLoginRequest{AccessToken: accessToken, StateFile: statePath}
 	command := Command{AccessTokenLogin: &req}
 
 	responseStr, err := c.commandRunner.RunCommand(command)
diff --git a/languages/go/example/example.go b/languages/go/example/example.go
index 154c14618..deb353565 100644
--- a/languages/go/example/example.go
+++ b/languages/go/example/example.go
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ func main() {
 	organizationIDStr := os.Getenv("ORGANIZATION_ID")
 	projectName := os.Getenv("PROJECT_NAME")
 
+	// Configuring the statePath is optional, pass nil
+	// in AccessTokenLogin() to not use state
+	statePath := os.Getenv("STATE_PATH")
+
 	if projectName == "" {
 		projectName = "NewTestProject" // default value
 	}
 
-	err := bitwardenClient.AccessTokenLogin(accessToken)
+	err := bitwardenClient.AccessTokenLogin(accessToken, &statePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}