diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/oidc/rest/JWTToken.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/oidc/rest/JWTToken.java
index 083664c..0d9d298 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/oidc/rest/JWTToken.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/oidc/rest/JWTToken.java
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ public class JWTToken implements Serializable {
         return (String) token.get("refresh_token");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #getAccessTokenAsBearer()} method instead
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Deprecated()
+    public String getAsBearer() {
+        return getAccessTokenAsBearer();
+    }
+
     public String getAccessTokenAsBearer() {
         return "Bearer " + getAccessTokenString();
     }