diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/headers_settings.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/headers_settings.page.dart
index c7c34b9cd2ef7..59f16b3b5dde0 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/headers_settings.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/headers_settings.page.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/store.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/store.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/generated/translations.g.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/services/widget.service.dart';
 
 class SettingsHeader {
   String key = "";
@@ -59,6 +60,26 @@ class HeaderSettingsPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
       }),
     ];
 
+    Future<void> saveHeaders(List<SettingsHeader> headers) async {
+      final headersMap = {};
+      for (var header in headers) {
+        final key = header.key.trim();
+        final value = header.value.trim();
+
+        if (key.isEmpty || value.isEmpty) continue;
+        headersMap[key] = value;
+      }
+
+      var encoded = jsonEncode(headersMap);
+      await Store.put(StoreKey.customHeaders, encoded);
+
+      final serverEndpoint = Store.tryGet(StoreKey.serverEndpoint);
+      final accessToken = Store.tryGet(StoreKey.accessToken);
+      if (serverEndpoint != null && accessToken != null) {
+        await ref.read(widgetServiceProvider).writeCredentials(serverEndpoint, accessToken, encoded);
+      }
+    }
+
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
         title: Text(context.t.headers_settings_tile_title),
@@ -86,20 +107,6 @@ class HeaderSettingsPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
       ),
     );
   }
-
-  saveHeaders(List<SettingsHeader> headers) {
-    final headersMap = {};
-    for (var header in headers) {
-      final key = header.key.trim();
-      final value = header.value.trim();
-
-      if (key.isEmpty || value.isEmpty) continue;
-      headersMap[key] = value;
-    }
-
-    var encoded = jsonEncode(headersMap);
-    Store.put(StoreKey.customHeaders, encoded);
-  }
 }
 
 class HeaderKeyValueSettings extends StatelessWidget {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/widget.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/widget.service.dart
index 23ec0aa770e76..f14b852fe7ad5 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/widget.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/widget.service.dart
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ class WidgetService {
     await _repository.saveData(kWidgetServerEndpoint, serverURL);
     await _repository.saveData(kWidgetAuthToken, sessionKey);
 
-    if (customHeaders != null && customHeaders.isNotEmpty) {
-      await _repository.saveData(kWidgetCustomHeaders, customHeaders);
-    }
+    await _repository.saveData(kWidgetCustomHeaders, customHeaders ?? "{}");
 
     // wait 3 seconds to ensure the widget is updated, dont block
     Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 3), refreshWidgets);