diff --git a/packages/ozone/src/daemon/context.ts b/packages/ozone/src/daemon/context.ts
index 3ed0596c2ed..7afca1bf721 100644
--- a/packages/ozone/src/daemon/context.ts
+++ b/packages/ozone/src/daemon/context.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class DaemonContext {
     const appviewAgent = new AtpAgent({ service: cfg.appview.url })
     const createAuthHeaders = (aud: string) =>
       createServiceAuthHeaders({
-        iss: cfg.service.did,
+        iss: `${cfg.service.did}#atproto_labeler`,
         aud,
         keypair: signingKey,
       })