diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts
index 3b964588bef19..75d48056cf458 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/data_frame_analytics.ts
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ export function dataFrameAnalyticsRoutes({ router, mlLicense }: RouteInitializat
         const results = await legacyClient.callAsInternalUser('ml.updateDataFrameAnalytics', {
           body: request.body,
           analyticsId,
+          ...getAuthorizationHeader(request),
         });
         return response.ok({
           body: results,