diff --git a/data/data/agent/files/usr/local/bin/start-agent.sh b/data/data/agent/files/usr/local/bin/start-agent.sh
index 0387f3fd55e5..985ed3574581 100644
--- a/data/data/agent/files/usr/local/bin/start-agent.sh
+++ b/data/data/agent/files/usr/local/bin/start-agent.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ INFRA_ENV_ID=""
 until [[ $INFRA_ENV_ID != "" && $INFRA_ENV_ID != "null" ]]; do
     sleep 5
     >&2 echo "Querying assisted-service for infra-env-id..."
-    INFRA_ENV_ID=$(curl -s -S "${SERVICE_BASE_URL}/api/assisted-install/v2/infra-envs" | jq -r .[0].id)
+    INFRA_ENV_ID=$(curl -s -S "${SERVICE_BASE_URL}/api/assisted-install/v2/infra-envs" -H "Authorization: ${AGENT_AUTH_TOKEN}" | jq -r .[0].id)
 done
 echo "Fetched infra-env-id and found: $INFRA_ENV_ID"
 
diff --git a/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition.go b/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition.go
index 3e5f15d86240..735dc69caab3 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (a *Ignition) Generate(dependencies asset.Parents) error {
 
 	rendezvousHostFile := ignition.FileFromString(rendezvousHostEnvPath,
 		"root", 0644,
-		getRendezvousHostEnv(agentTemplateData.ServiceProtocol, a.RendezvousIP, agentWorkflow.Workflow))
+		getRendezvousHostEnv(agentTemplateData.ServiceProtocol, a.RendezvousIP, keyPairAsset.Token, agentWorkflow.Workflow))
 	config.Storage.Files = append(config.Storage.Files, rendezvousHostFile)
 
 	err = addBootstrapScripts(&config, agentManifests.ClusterImageSet.Spec.ReleaseImage)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func getTemplateData(name, pullSecret, releaseImageList, releaseImage,
 	}
 }
 
-func getRendezvousHostEnv(serviceProtocol, nodeZeroIP string, workflowType workflow.AgentWorkflowType) string {
+func getRendezvousHostEnv(serviceProtocol, nodeZeroIP, token string, workflowType workflow.AgentWorkflowType) string {
 	serviceBaseURL := url.URL{
 		Scheme: serviceProtocol,
 		Host:   net.JoinHostPort(nodeZeroIP, "8090"),
@@ -411,8 +411,9 @@ func getRendezvousHostEnv(serviceProtocol, nodeZeroIP string, workflowType workf
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`NODE_ZERO_IP=%s
 SERVICE_BASE_URL=%s
 IMAGE_SERVICE_BASE_URL=%s
+AGENT_AUTH_TOKEN=%s
 WORKFLOW_TYPE=%s
-`, nodeZeroIP, serviceBaseURL.String(), imageServiceBaseURL.String(), workflowType)
+`, nodeZeroIP, serviceBaseURL.String(), imageServiceBaseURL.String(), token, workflowType)
 }
 
 func getAddNodesEnv(clusterInfo joiner.ClusterInfo) string {
diff --git a/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition_test.go b/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition_test.go
index fae8e4e19461..e82103a526bf 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/agent/image/ignition_test.go
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ func TestIgnition_getTemplateData(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIgnition_getRendezvousHostEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeZeroIP := "2001:db8::dead:beef"
-	rendezvousHostEnv := getRendezvousHostEnv("http", nodeZeroIP, workflow.AgentWorkflowTypeInstall)
+	token := "someToken"
+	rendezvousHostEnv := getRendezvousHostEnv("http", nodeZeroIP, token, workflow.AgentWorkflowTypeInstall)
 	assert.Equal(t,
-		"NODE_ZERO_IP="+nodeZeroIP+"\nSERVICE_BASE_URL=http://["+nodeZeroIP+"]:8090/\nIMAGE_SERVICE_BASE_URL=http://["+nodeZeroIP+"]:8888/\nWORKFLOW_TYPE=install\n",
+		"NODE_ZERO_IP="+nodeZeroIP+"\nSERVICE_BASE_URL=http://["+nodeZeroIP+"]:8090/\nIMAGE_SERVICE_BASE_URL=http://["+nodeZeroIP+"]:8888/\nAGENT_AUTH_TOKEN="+token+"\nWORKFLOW_TYPE=install\n",
 		rendezvousHostEnv)
 }