diff --git a/app/api/emails/route.ts b/app/api/emails/route.ts
index 3bd45b3d..b4ccdf89 100644
--- a/app/api/emails/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/emails/route.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
   try {
     const session = await getServerSession(authOptions);
 
-    if (!session?.user?.email) {
+    if (!session?.user?.email || !session?.accessToken) {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 });
     }
 
@@ -19,22 +19,24 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
       );
     }
 
-    // Try to access the Mail app directly
+    // Try to access the Mail app using the Keycloak token
     const response = await fetch(`${nextcloudUrl}/ocs/v2.php/apps/mail/api/v1/accounts`, {
       headers: {
         'Accept': 'application/json',
         'OCS-APIRequest': 'true',
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${session.accessToken}`,
       },
     });
 
+    const responseText = await response.text();
     let responseData;
+    
     try {
-      responseData = await response.json();
+      responseData = JSON.parse(responseText);
     } catch (error) {
-      const text = await response.text();
-      console.error('Failed to parse response:', text);
+      console.error('Failed to parse response:', responseText);
       return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid response format' }, { status: 500 });
     }