diff --git a/src/bch-js.js b/src/bch-js.js
index 62d0cc8..23517ba 100644
--- a/src/bch-js.js
+++ b/src/bch-js.js
@@ -55,9 +55,27 @@ class BCHJS {
     else if (process.env.BCHJSTOKEN && process.env.BCHJSTOKEN !== "")
       this.apiToken = process.env.BCHJSTOKEN
 
+    // Retrieve the Basic Authentication password.
+    this.authPass = "" // default value.
+    if (config && config.authPass && config.authPass !== "")
+      this.authPass = config.authPass
+    else if (process.env.BCHJSAUTHPASS && process.env.BCHJSAUTHPASS !== "")
+      this.authPass = process.env.BCHJSAUTHPASS
+
+    // Generate a Basic Authentication token from an auth password
+    this.authToken = ""
+    if (this.authPass) {
+      console.log(`bch-js initialized with authPass: ${this.authPass}`)
+      // Generate the header for Basic Authentication.
+      const combined = `fullstackcash:${this.authPass}`
+      var base64Credential = Buffer.from(combined).toString("base64")
+      this.authToken = `Basic ${base64Credential}`
+    }
+
     const libConfig = {
       restURL: this.restURL,
-      apiToken: this.apiToken
+      apiToken: this.apiToken,
+      authToken: this.authToken
     }
 
     // console.log(`apiToken: ${this.apiToken}`)
diff --git a/src/blockbook.js b/src/blockbook.js
index 52eaddd..9494441 100644
--- a/src/blockbook.js
+++ b/src/blockbook.js
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ class Blockbook {
   constructor(config) {
     this.restURL = config.restURL
     this.apiToken = config.apiToken
+    this.authToken = config.authToken
     // console.log(`Blockbook apiToken: ${this.apiToken}`)
 
-    // Add JWT token to the authorization header.
-    this.axiosOptions = {
-      headers: {
-        authorization: `Token ${this.apiToken}`
+    if (this.authToken) {
+      // Add Basic Authentication token to the authorization header.
+      this.axiosOptions = {
+        headers: {
+          authorization: this.authToken
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Add JWT token to the authorization header.
+      this.axiosOptions = {
+        headers: {
+          authorization: `Token ${this.apiToken}`
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/control.js b/src/control.js
index 4f52ec3..e11cab6 100644
--- a/src/control.js
+++ b/src/control.js
@@ -10,11 +10,21 @@ class Control {
   constructor(config) {
     this.restURL = config.restURL
     this.apiToken = config.apiToken
+    this.authToken = config.authToken
 
-    // Add JWT token to the authorization header.
-    this.axiosOptions = {
-      headers: {
-        authorization: `Token ${this.apiToken}`
+    if (this.authToken) {
+      // Add Basic Authentication token to the authorization header.
+      this.axiosOptions = {
+        headers: {
+          authorization: this.authToken
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Add JWT token to the authorization header.
+      this.axiosOptions = {
+        headers: {
+          authorization: `Token ${this.apiToken}`
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/rate-limits/basic-auth-rate-limits.js b/test/e2e/rate-limits/basic-auth-rate-limits.js
index d80a963..6bcb1c5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/rate-limits/basic-auth-rate-limits.js
+++ b/test/e2e/rate-limits/basic-auth-rate-limits.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ const PRO_PASS = "testpassword"
 
 const BCHJS = require("../../../src/bch-js")
 const bchjs = new BCHJS({
-  restURL: `https://api.fullstack.cash/v3/`,
-  // restURL: `http://localhost:3000/v3/`,
-  apiToken: JWT_TOKEN
+  // restURL: `https://api.fullstack.cash/v3/`,
+  restURL: `http://localhost:3000/v3/`,
+  authPass: PRO_PASS
 })
 
 describe("#full node rate limits", () => {