diff --git a/codecov_cli/services/commit/base_picking.py b/codecov_cli/services/commit/base_picking.py
index 7332a462..20767132 100644
--- a/codecov_cli/services/commit/base_picking.py
+++ b/codecov_cli/services/commit/base_picking.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from codecov_cli.helpers.config import CODECOV_API_URL
 from codecov_cli.helpers.request import (
-    get_token_header,
+    get_token_header_or_fail,
     log_warnings_and_errors_if_any,
     send_put_request,
 )
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def base_picking_logic(base_sha, pr, slug, token, service, enterprise_url, args)
         "cli_args": args,
         "user_provided_base_sha": base_sha,
     }
-    headers = get_token_header(token)
+    headers = get_token_header_or_fail(token)
     upload_url = enterprise_url or CODECOV_API_URL
     url = f"{upload_url}/api/v1/{service}/{slug}/pulls/{pr}"
     sending_result = send_put_request(url=url, data=data, headers=headers)