diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e94203..bedb633 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Settings are set via [environment variables](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/wh
 | Setting        	          | Default 	| Description                                                            	  |
 |---------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | REPLEX_HOST               |        	 | Url of your plex instance. ex: http://0.0.0.0:32400                                             	  |
+| REPLEX_TOKEN              |        	 | server admin token, needed for hero images                                            	  |
 | REPLEX_INTERLEAVE         | true      | Interleave home
 recommendations. Rows from sifferent sections are interlewved into one.                                           	  |
 | REPLEX_HERO_ROWS          |        	 | Comma seperated list of hubidentifiers to make hero style, options are: <br />home.movies.recent<br />movies.recent <br />movie.recentlyadded<br />movie.topunwatched<br />movie.recentlyviewed<br />hub.movie.recentlyreleased<br />movie.recentlyreleased<br />home.television.recent<br />tv.recentlyadded<br />tv.toprated<br />tv.inprogress<br />tv.recentlyaired    |
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index e1def33..8867e22 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fn default_as_false() -> bool {
 pub struct Config {
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_host")]
     pub host: Option<String>,
+    pub token: Option<String>,
     pub port: Option<u64>,
     #[serde(
         default = "default_as_true",
diff --git a/src/plex_client.rs b/src/plex_client.rs
index a44012e..e05faef 100644
--- a/src/plex_client.rs
+++ b/src/plex_client.rs
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ impl PlexClient {
         self,
         uuid: &String,
     ) -> Result<MediaContainerWrapper<MediaContainer>> {
+        let config: Config = Config::figment().extract().unwrap();
         let url = format!(
             "https://metadata.provider.plex.tv/library/metadata/{}",
             uuid
@@ -360,10 +361,17 @@ impl PlexClient {
             url.parse::<url::Url>().unwrap(),
         );
         let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
+        let mut token = config.token.clone();
+        if token.is_none() {
+            token = Some(self.x_plex_token.clone());
+        };
+        //token = match token {
+        ///    Some(v) => v.as_str(),
+        //    None => self.x_plex_token.clone().as_str()
+        //};
         headers.insert(
             "X-Plex-Token",
-            header::HeaderValue::from_str(self.x_plex_token.clone().as_str())
-                .unwrap(),
+            header::HeaderValue::from_str(token.unwrap().as_str()).unwrap(),
         );
         headers.insert(
             "Accept",