diff --git a/apps/admin-ui/src/app/scripts/ViaplayPanel.tsx b/apps/admin-ui/src/app/scripts/ViaplayPanel.tsx
index 5b393ac..fe65fa9 100644
--- a/apps/admin-ui/src/app/scripts/ViaplayPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin-ui/src/app/scripts/ViaplayPanel.tsx
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ export function ViaplayPanel({ onChanged }: { onChanged?: (o: ViaplayOverview) =
                         onChange={(e) => setEditAccessToken(e.target.value)}
                         rows={2}
                         disabled={busy}
-                        placeholder="nieuw accessToken (voor pakketinfo vereist)"
+                        placeholder="JWT of VIAPLAY-AT … (cookie accessToken)"
                         style={{ fontFamily: "monospace", fontSize: "0.8rem" }}
                       />
                     </label>
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/accounts.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/accounts.ts
index 58a7c7d..cd16e18 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/accounts.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/accounts.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ export function createAccountStored(
   const email = input.email.trim().toLowerCase();
   if (!email) throw new Error("E-mail verplicht");
   const session = input.session?.trim();
-  const accessToken = input.accessToken?.trim().replace(/^Bearer\s+/i, "").trim();
+  const accessToken = input.accessToken
+    ?.trim()
+    .replace(/^(VIAPLAY-AT|MTG-AT|Bearer)\s+/i, "")
+    .trim();
   if (!session || !accessToken) {
     throw new Error("session + accessToken verplicht");
   }
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/client.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/client.ts
index 8d2de4d..7562208 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/client.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/client.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ function normalizeAccessToken(raw: string | null | undefined): string | null {
   if (!raw) return null;
   const trimmed = raw.trim();
   if (!trimmed) return null;
-  return trimmed.replace(/^Bearer\s+/i, "").trim() || null;
+  // Browser/HAR kan "VIAPLAY-AT …", "MTG-AT …" of "Bearer …" plakken
+  return (
+    trimmed.replace(/^(VIAPLAY-AT|MTG-AT|Bearer)\s+/i, "").trim() || null
+  );
 }
 
 function accessTokenExpiryInfo(token: string): {
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ function accessTokenExpiryInfo(token: string): {
 
 /**
  * Pakketinfo komt van account.mtg-api.com/overview.
- * Browser stuurt alleen Authorization: Bearer (geen cookies) — cookies geven Forbidden.
+ * Browser (HAR): Authorization: VIAPLAY-AT <jwt> — geen cookies, geen Bearer.
  */
 export async function fetchAccountOverview(
   creds: ViaplayAccountCreds,
@@ -118,15 +121,14 @@ export async function fetchAccountOverview(
   }
 
   const tokenInfo = accessTokenExpiryInfo(token);
-  // Exact zoals manage-account in de browser (HAR): Bearer-only + Content-Type
   const headers: Record<string, string> = {
     Accept: "*/*",
     "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    "Accept-Language": "nl,en-US;q=0.7,en;q=0.3",
+    "Accept-Language": "nl,en-US;q=0.9,en;q=0.8",
     Origin: "https://viaplay.com",
     Referer: "https://viaplay.com/",
     "User-Agent": VIAPLAY_USER_AGENT,
-    Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+    Authorization: `VIAPLAY-AT ${token}`,
   };
 
   let lastStatus = 0;
@@ -177,8 +179,8 @@ export async function fetchAccountOverview(
     (lastStatus === 401 || lastStatus === 403 || /forbidden|unauthorized/i.test(lastError))
   ) {
     lastError = tokenInfo.expired
-      ? "accessToken verlopen — plak een verse accessToken uit de browser en Check opnieuw"
-      : "overview Forbidden — plak een verse accessToken (Bearer) uit de browser; sessiecookie is niet genoeg";
+      ? "accessToken verlopen — vernieuw tokens en Check opnieuw"
+      : `overview ${lastError} (Authorization moet VIAPLAY-AT zijn)`;
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/settings.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/settings.ts
index eaadd7f..b213228 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/settings.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viaplay/settings.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ export async function updateViaplayAccount(
     sessionEnc = encryptSecret(input.session.trim(), sessionSecret);
   }
   if (input.accessToken?.trim()) {
-    const token = input.accessToken.trim().replace(/^Bearer\s+/i, "").trim();
+    const token = input.accessToken
+      .trim()
+      .replace(/^(VIAPLAY-AT|MTG-AT|Bearer)\s+/i, "")
+      .trim();
     accessTokenEnc = encryptSecret(token, sessionSecret);
   }
   if (input.profileId !== undefined) {