diff --git a/lib/registry-client-v2.js b/lib/registry-client-v2.js
index e65df8d..5022999 100644
--- a/lib/registry-client-v2.js
+++ b/lib/registry-client-v2.js
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ function _getToken(opts, cb) {
                 return cb(new errors.UnauthorizedError(errMsg));
             }
             return cb(err);
-        } else if (!body.token) {
+        } else if (!body.token && !body.access_token) {
             return cb(new errors.UnauthorizedError(err, 'authorization ' +
                 'server did not include a token in the response'));
         }
-        cb(null, body.token);
+        cb(null, body.token || body.access_token);
     });
 }