diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1b72c5..227b86b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.1.1] - 2024-01-28
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Use processed token instead of raw supplied auth to get upload URL
+
 ## [3.1.0] - 2024-01-27
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad0be17..32230a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This will take the `nginx:alpine` image, and copy the files from `./dist/` into
 
 1. Create the repository in GitLab
 2. Login using your username and password, [CI-credentials](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/jobs/ci_job_token.html), or [obtain a token from GitLab](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/container_registry.html#obtain-token-from-gitlab)
-3. Example using CI-credentials `containerify --toToken "Basic $(echo -n '${CI_REGISTRY_USER}:${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD}' | base64)" --to registry.gitlab.com/<Gitlab organisation>/<repository>:<tag>`
+3. Example using CI-credentials `containerify --toToken "Basic $(echo -n "${CI_REGISTRY_USER}:${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD}" | base64)" --to registry.gitlab.com/<Gitlab organisation>/<repository>:<tag>`
 
 ### Command line options
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99c8677..1bdde9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "containerify",
-	"version": "3.1.0",
+	"version": "3.1.1",
 	"description": "Build node.js docker images without docker",
 	"main": "./lib/cli.js",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/registry.ts b/src/registry.ts
index 5e06e29..9ca7b1f 100644
--- a/src/registry.ts
+++ b/src/registry.ts
@@ -160,31 +160,35 @@ async function processToken(
 ): Promise<string> {
 	const { hostname } = URL.parse(registryBaseUrl);
 	const image = parseImage(imagePath);
-	if (hostname?.endsWith(".docker.io") && !token) {
-		const resp = await dlJson<{ token: string }>(
-			`https://auth.docker.io/token?service=registry.docker.io&scope=repository:${image.path}:pull`,
-			{},
-			allowInsecure,
-		);
-		return `Bearer ${resp.token}`;
-	}
-	if (hostname?.endsWith(".gitlab.com") && token?.startsWith("Basic")) {
-		if (token?.includes(":")) {
-			token = "Basic " + Buffer.from(token?.replace("Basic ", "")).toString("base64");
-		}
-		const resp = await dlJson<{ token: string }>(
-			`https://gitlab.com/jwt/auth?service=container_registry&scope=repository:${image.path}:pull,push`,
-			{ Authorization: token },
-			allowInsecure,
-		);
-		return `Bearer ${resp.token}`;
-	}
+	if (hostname?.endsWith(".docker.io") && !token) return getDockerToken(image.path, allowInsecure)
 	if (!token) return ""; //We allow to pull from tokenless registries
+	if (hostname?.endsWith(".gitlab.com") && token.startsWith("Basic ")) return getGitLabToken(token, image.path, allowInsecure)
 	if (token.startsWith("Basic ")) return token;
 	if (token.startsWith("ghp_")) return "Bearer " + Buffer.from(token).toString("base64");
 	return "Bearer " + token;
 }
 
+async function getDockerToken(imagePath: string, allowInsecure: InsecureRegistrySupport) {
+	const resp = await dlJson<{ token: string }>(
+		`https://auth.docker.io/token?service=registry.docker.io&scope=repository:${imagePath}:pull`,
+		{},
+		allowInsecure,
+	);
+	return `Bearer ${resp.token}`;
+}
+
+async function getGitLabToken(token: string, imagePath: string, allowInsecure: InsecureRegistrySupport) {
+	if (token.includes(":")) {
+		token = "Basic " + Buffer.from(token?.replace("Basic ", "")).toString("base64");
+	}
+	const resp = await dlJson<{ token: string }>(
+		`https://gitlab.com/jwt/auth?service=container_registry&scope=repository:${imagePath}:pull,push`,
+		{ Authorization: token },
+		allowInsecure,
+	);
+	return `Bearer ${resp.token}`;
+}
+
 type Mount = { mount: string; from: string };
 type UploadURL = { uploadUrl: string };
 type UploadURLorMounted = UploadURL | { mountSuccess: true };
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ export async function createRegistry(
 			const url = `${registryBaseUrl}${image.path}/blobs/uploads/${parameters.size > 0 ? "?" + parameters : ""}`;
 			const options: https.RequestOptions = URL.parse(url);
 			options.method = "POST";
-			if (auth) options.headers = { authorization: auth };
+			if (token) options.headers = { authorization: token };
 			request(options, allowInsecure, (res) => {
 				logger.debug("POST", `${url}`, res.statusCode);
 				if (res.statusCode == 202) {
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 4fe4e83..08e95e5 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = "3.1.0";
+export const VERSION = "3.1.1";