diff --git a/lib/decorators.rb b/lib/decorators.rb
index a20b04e..ee8e6fa 100644
--- a/lib/decorators.rb
+++ b/lib/decorators.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module JiraTaskDecorator
   require 'net/http' 
   require 'uri'
   require 'json'
+  require 'base64'	
   require_relative 'logging' 
 
   attr_accessor :data 
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ def query(uri, usr = nil, pw = nil)
     req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
     unless usr.nil?
       Logging.verboseprint(3, "[PAC] Using basic authentication")
+      req['Authorization'] = "Basic " + Base64.encode64(usr+":"+pw)
+      req['Content-Type'] = "application/json"
       req.basic_auth usr, pw
     end