diff --git a/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/config.ts b/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/config.ts
index bfbd207a4..344b0a442 100644
--- a/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/config.ts
+++ b/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/config.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface SubsocialConnectionConfig {
   substrateUrl: string
   ipfsNodeUrl: string
   ipfsAdminNodeUrl?: string
+  headers?: Record<string, any>
   postConnectConfig?: (api: SubsocialApi) => void
 }
 
@@ -15,14 +16,16 @@ const clientConfig: SubsocialConnectionConfig = {
   ipfsNodeUrl: 'https://ipfs.subsocial.network',
   ipfsAdminNodeUrl: 'https://gw.crustfiles.app',
 }
+
+const serverIpfsHeader = { authorization: `Bearer ${getCrustIpfsAuth()}` }
 const serverConfig: SubsocialConnectionConfig = {
   substrateUrl: SUBSTRATE_URL,
   ipfsNodeUrl: 'https://gw.crustfiles.app',
   ipfsAdminNodeUrl: 'https://gw.crustfiles.app',
+  headers: serverIpfsHeader,
   postConnectConfig: (api) => {
-    const headers = { authorization: `Bearer ${getCrustIpfsAuth()}` }
-    api.ipfs.setWriteHeaders(headers)
-    api.ipfs.setPinHeaders(headers)
+    api.ipfs.setWriteHeaders(serverIpfsHeader)
+    api.ipfs.setPinHeaders(serverIpfsHeader)
   },
 }
 export function getConnectionConfig() {
diff --git a/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/connection.ts b/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/connection.ts
index c07afd1e6..0cd9bf658 100644
--- a/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/connection.ts
+++ b/src/subsocial-query/subsocial/connection.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ async function connectToSubsocialApi(config: SubsocialConnectionConfig) {
   const { SubsocialApi } = await import('@subsocial/api')
   const { WsProvider, ApiPromise } = await import('@polkadot/api')
 
-  const { ipfsNodeUrl, substrateUrl, postConnectConfig, ipfsAdminNodeUrl } =
-    config
+  const {
+    ipfsNodeUrl,
+    substrateUrl,
+    postConnectConfig,
+    ipfsAdminNodeUrl,
+    headers,
+  } = config
 
   const provider = new WsProvider(substrateUrl, 15_000, {})
   const substrateApi = await ApiPromise.create({ provider })
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ async function connectToSubsocialApi(config: SubsocialConnectionConfig) {
     substrateApi,
     ipfsNodeUrl,
     ipfsAdminNodeUrl,
+    headers,
   })
 
   postConnectConfig?.(api)