diff --git a/src/relay_listener.py b/src/relay_listener.py
index bef3f9dc..0f0d59c3 100644
--- a/src/relay_listener.py
+++ b/src/relay_listener.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DB_PATH = os.getenv("MWL_DB_PATH", "/var/lib/pacs/worklist.db")
-AZURE_RELAY_SCOPE = "https://relay.azure.com/.default"
+AZURE_RELAY_SCOPE = "https://relay.azure.net/.default"
 SAS_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS = 3600
 
 
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def _connect(self):
         return connect(
             self.relay_uri.connection_url(),
             compression=None,
-            additional_headers=self.relay_uri.auth_headers(),
         )
 
 
@@ -126,18 +125,16 @@ def connection_url(self) -> str:
         base = f"wss://{self.relay_namespace}/$hc/{self.hybrid_connection_name}?sb-hc-action=listen"
         if self._use_sas():
             token = self._create_sas_token()
-            return f"{base}&sb-hc-token={urllib.parse.quote_plus(token)}"
-        return base
+        else:
+            token = self._create_bearer_token()
+        return f"{base}&sb-hc-token={urllib.parse.quote_plus(token)}"
 
-    def auth_headers(self) -> dict:
-        if self._use_sas():
-            return {}
+    def _create_bearer_token(self) -> str:
         if self._credential is None:
             raise CredentialNotAvailableError(
                 "No credential available — _credential should never be None when not using SAS"
             )
-        token = self._credential.get_token(AZURE_RELAY_SCOPE).token
-        return {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+        return f"Bearer {self._credential.get_token(AZURE_RELAY_SCOPE).token}"
 
     def _create_sas_token(self, expiry_seconds: int = SAS_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SECONDS) -> str:
         uri = f"http://{self.relay_namespace}/{self.hybrid_connection_name}"
diff --git a/tests/test_relay_listener.py b/tests/test_relay_listener.py
index 548bfced..5fb6ac9e 100644
--- a/tests/test_relay_listener.py
+++ b/tests/test_relay_listener.py
@@ -119,14 +119,11 @@ def setup(self, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.delenv("AZURE_RELAY_SHARED_ACCESS_KEY", raising=False)
         yield
 
-    def test_connection_url(self):
+    def test_connection_url(self, mock_azure_credential):
         subject = RelayURI()
-        assert subject.connection_url() == "wss://test-namespace/$hc/test-connection?sb-hc-action=listen"
-
-    def test_auth_headers(self, mock_azure_credential):
-        subject = RelayURI()
-        assert subject.auth_headers() == {"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"}
-        mock_azure_credential.get_token.assert_called_once_with("https://relay.azure.com/.default")
+        url = subject.connection_url()
+        assert url.startswith("wss://test-namespace/$hc/test-connection?sb-hc-action=listen")
+        assert "sb-hc-token=Bearer+test-token" in url
 
     def test_uses_default_azure_credential(self, mock_azure_credential):
         with patch("relay_listener.DefaultAzureCredential") as mock_dac:
@@ -152,10 +149,6 @@ def test_connection_url_includes_sas_token(self):
         assert url.startswith("wss://test-namespace/$hc/test-connection?sb-hc-action=listen")
         assert "sb-hc-token=SharedAccessSignature" in url
 
-    def test_auth_headers_are_empty(self):
-        subject = RelayURI()
-        assert subject.auth_headers() == {}
-
     def test_no_credential_is_created(self):
         with patch("relay_listener.DefaultAzureCredential") as mock_dac:
             with patch("relay_listener.ManagedIdentityCredential") as mock_mic:
@@ -180,15 +173,11 @@ def test_uses_managed_identity_credential(self, mock_azure_credential):
             subject = RelayURI()
             assert subject._credential is mock_mic.return_value
 
-    def test_sas_key_is_ignored(self, monkeypatch):
+    def test_sas_key_is_ignored(self, mock_azure_credential, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setenv("AZURE_RELAY_SHARED_ACCESS_KEY", "some-key")
         subject = RelayURI()
         assert not subject._use_sas()
-        assert "sb-hc-token" not in subject.connection_url()
-
-    def test_auth_headers_use_bearer_token(self, mock_azure_credential):
-        subject = RelayURI()
-        assert subject.auth_headers() == {"Authorization": "Bearer test-token"}
+        assert "sb-hc-token=Bearer+test-token" in subject.connection_url()
 
 
 class TestVerifyCredentials:
@@ -201,12 +190,12 @@ def test_logs_sas_when_key_present(self, monkeypatch):
     def test_verifies_default_azure_credential_when_no_key(self, mock_azure_credential, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.delenv("AZURE_RELAY_SHARED_ACCESS_KEY", raising=False)
         verify_credentials()
-        mock_azure_credential.get_token.assert_called_with("https://relay.azure.com/.default")
+        mock_azure_credential.get_token.assert_called_with("https://relay.azure.net/.default")
 
     def test_verifies_managed_identity_in_production(self, mock_azure_credential, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setenv("ENVIRONMENT", "prod")
         verify_credentials()
-        mock_azure_credential.get_token.assert_called_with("https://relay.azure.com/.default")
+        mock_azure_credential.get_token.assert_called_with("https://relay.azure.net/.default")
 
     def test_raises_client_authentication_error_on_credential_failure(self, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.delenv("AZURE_RELAY_SHARED_ACCESS_KEY", raising=False)