diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/instrument.py b/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/instrument.py
index 619c70f4..55c8e1ec 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/instrument.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/instrument.py
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ def parse_inputs_files(self,
                            bind_port,
                            request_files_dir,
                            decoded_token,
+                           token=None,
                            sentry_dsn=None):
         error_message = 'Error while {step} {temp_dir_content_msg}{additional}'
         # TODO probably exception handling can be further improved and/or optmized
@@ -281,7 +282,8 @@ def parse_inputs_files(self,
                                                     uploaded_files_obj=uploaded_files_obj,
                                                     products_url=products_url,
                                                     bind_host=bind_host,
-                                                    bind_port=bind_port)
+                                                    bind_port=bind_port,
+                                                    token=token)
             step = 'updating ownership files'
             self.update_ownership_files(uploaded_files_obj,
                                         request_files_dir=request_files_dir,
@@ -708,16 +710,17 @@ def set_input_products_from_fronted(self, input_file_path, par_dic, verbose=Fals
             else:
                 raise RuntimeError
 
-    def update_par_dic_with_uploaded_files(self, par_dic, uploaded_files_obj, products_url, bind_host, bind_port):
+    def update_par_dic_with_uploaded_files(self, par_dic, uploaded_files_obj, products_url, bind_host, bind_port, token=None):
         if validators.url(products_url, simple_host=True):
             # TODO remove the dispatch-data part, better to have it extracted from the configuration file
             basepath = os.path.join(products_url, 'dispatch-data/download_file')
         else:
             basepath = os.path.join(f"http://{bind_host}:{bind_port}", 'download_file')
         for f in uploaded_files_obj:
-            dpars = urlencode(dict(file_list=uploaded_files_obj[f],
-                                   _is_mmoda_url=True,
-                                   return_archive=False))
+            dict_args = dict(file_list=uploaded_files_obj[f], _is_mmoda_url=True, return_archive=False)
+            if token is not None:
+                dict_args['token'] = token
+            dpars = urlencode(dict_args)
             download_file_url = f"{basepath}?{dpars}"
             par_dic[f] = download_file_url
 
diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/flask_app/dispatcher_query.py b/cdci_data_analysis/flask_app/dispatcher_query.py
index 11baccce..8fa498fb 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/flask_app/dispatcher_query.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/flask_app/dispatcher_query.py
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ def __init__(self, app,
                             bind_host=bind_host,
                             bind_port=bind_port,
                             request_files_dir=self.request_files_dir,
+                            token=self.token,
                             decoded_token=self.decoded_token,
                             sentry_dsn=self.sentry_dsn
                         )