diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py
index 7f56133b3459..b347f91f60cf 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ class SequenceMetadata(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, APIView):
 
     authentication_classes = (
         JwtAuthentication,
+        BearerAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser,
         SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser,
     )