diff --git a/src/mastodon.rs b/src/mastodon.rs
index 46f4b41..92744ed 100644
--- a/src/mastodon.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl Mastodon {
     }
 
     /// Set the bearer authentication token
-    fn authenticated(&self, request: RequestBuilder) -> RequestBuilder {
+    pub(crate) fn authenticated(&self, request: RequestBuilder) -> RequestBuilder {
         request.bearer_auth(&self.data.token)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/page.rs b/src/page.rs
index f7b95f7..9dcc418 100644
--- a/src/page.rs
+++ b/src/page.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ macro_rules! pages {
                     "making API request"
                 );
                 let url: String = url.into(); // <- for logging
-                let response = self.mastodon.client.get(&url).send().await?;
+                let response = self.mastodon.authenticated(self.mastodon.client.get(&url)).send().await?;
                 match response.error_for_status() {
                     Ok(response) => {
                         let (prev, next) = get_links(&response, self.call_id)?;