diff --git a/api/middleware/middleware.go b/api/middleware/middleware.go
index 05ec632..139f51a 100644
--- a/api/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/api/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const DEFAULT_AUTH_CONTEXT_KEY = "user_id"
+const DEFAULT_AUTH_COOKIE_NAME = "auth_token"
 
 type JapeMiddlewareFunc func(jape.Handler) jape.Handler
 type HttpMiddlewareFunc func(http.Handler) http.Handler
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ func FindAuthToken(r *http.Request, cookieName string, queryParam string) string
 		return cookie.Value
 	}
 
+	if cookie, err := r.Cookie(DEFAULT_AUTH_COOKIE_NAME); cookie != nil && err == nil {
+		return cookie.Value
+	}
+
 	return r.FormValue(queryParam)
 }