diff --git a/node/directives/validateStoreUserAccess.ts b/node/directives/validateStoreUserAccess.ts
index 18cbafb..77f4212 100644
--- a/node/directives/validateStoreUserAccess.ts
+++ b/node/directives/validateStoreUserAccess.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class ValidateStoreUserAccess extends SchemaDirectiveVisitor {
 
       const { hasStoreToken, hasValidStoreToken } = await validateStoreToken(
         context,
-        storeUserAuthToken as string
+        (storeUserAuthToken as string) ?? (adminUserAuthToken as string)
       )
 
       // add store token metrics