diff --git a/src/routes/admin/verification/[id].tsx b/src/routes/admin/verification/[id].tsx
index bdd66c3..3b6f7af 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/verification/[id].tsx
+++ b/src/routes/admin/verification/[id].tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@ import { For, Show, createMemo, createSignal, onMount } from 'solid-js';
 
 const API = '';
 async function adminFetch(path: string, opts?: RequestInit) {
+  const accessToken = typeof sessionStorage !== 'undefined'
+    ? sessionStorage.getItem('nxtgauge_admin_access_token') || ''
+    : '';
   return fetch(`${API}${path}`, {
     ...opts,
     credentials: 'include',
-    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', ...(opts?.headers ?? {}) },
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      ...(accessToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` } : {}),
+      ...(opts?.headers ?? {}),
+    },
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/verification/index.tsx b/src/routes/admin/verification/index.tsx
index 3bb17bb..225f34c 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/verification/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/admin/verification/index.tsx
@@ -157,8 +157,14 @@ export default function VerificationManagementPage() {
   const load = async () => {
     try {
       setError('');
+      const accessToken = typeof sessionStorage !== 'undefined'
+        ? sessionStorage.getItem('nxtgauge_admin_access_token') || ''
+        : '';
       const res = await fetch(`${API}/api/admin/verifications?page=1&limit=200`, {
-        headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+        headers: {
+          Accept: 'application/json',
+          ...(accessToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` } : {}),
+        },
         credentials: 'include',
       });
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to load verification queue (${res.status})`);