diff --git a/http_opa/util/util.go b/http_opa/util/util.go
index 6dc2df0..5753bf6 100644
--- a/http_opa/util/util.go
+++ b/http_opa/util/util.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultRequestIDKey = "X-Request-ID"
+	DefaultRequestIDKey     = "X-Request-ID"
+	BearerPrefix            = "Bearer "
+	AuthorizationHeaderName = "Authorization"
 )
 
 // GetRequestIdFromRequest fetches requestid from http request
@@ -21,15 +23,15 @@ func GetRequestIdFromRequest(r *http.Request) string {
 	return uuid.NewString()
 }
 
-// GetBearerFromRequest fetches requestid from http request
+// GetBearerFromRequest fetches the first available bearer token from the request header.
 func GetBearerFromRequest(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
-	authHead := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-	if len(authHead) == 0 {
-		return authHead, exception.ErrAbstrAuthHeaderMissing
+	authHead := r.Header.Values(AuthorizationHeaderName)
+	for _, auth := range authHead {
+		token, isBearer := strings.CutPrefix(auth, BearerPrefix)
+		if isBearer {
+			return token, nil
+		}
 	}
-	authHeadArr := strings.Split(authHead, " ")
-	if len(authHeadArr) != 2 {
-		return authHead, exception.ErrAbstrAuthHeaderMalformed
-	}
-	return authHeadArr[1], nil
+
+	return "", exception.ErrAbstrAuthHeaderMissing
 }
diff --git a/http_opa/util/utils_test.go b/http_opa/util/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2453423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http_opa/util/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/infobloxopen/atlas-authz-middleware/v2/http_opa/exception"
+)
+
+func TestGetBearerFromRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		request        *http.Request
+		expectedBearer string
+		expectedError  error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Bearer token is present",
+			request: &http.Request{
+				Header: http.Header{
+					"Authorization": []string{"Bearer token"},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedBearer: "token",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Bearer token is not present",
+			request: &http.Request{
+				Header: http.Header{
+					"Authorization": []string{"Basic token"},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: exception.ErrAbstrAuthHeaderMissing,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Bearer token is empty",
+			request: &http.Request{
+				Header: http.Header{
+					"Authorization": []string{""},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: exception.ErrAbstrAuthHeaderMissing,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Bearer token is present along with other headers",
+			request: &http.Request{
+				Header: http.Header{
+					"Authorization": []string{"Basic basic.token", "Bearer bearer.token"},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedBearer: "bearer.token",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bearer, err := GetBearerFromRequest(test.request)
+			if bearer != test.expectedBearer {
+				t.Errorf("Expected bearer: %s, but got: %s", test.expectedBearer, bearer)
+			}
+			if err != test.expectedError {
+				t.Errorf("Expected error: %v, but got: %v", test.expectedError, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}