diff --git a/sanic/request.py b/sanic/request.py
index 29cb83f6..f1b3b441 100644
--- a/sanic/request.py
+++ b/sanic/request.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Request(dict):
 
         :return: token related to request
         """
-        prefixes = ('Token ', 'Bearer ')
+        prefixes = ('Bearer', 'Token ')
         auth_header = self.headers.get('Authorization')
 
         if auth_header is not None: