diff --git a/src/Components/HelperFunctions/getAxiosConfig.js b/src/Components/HelperFunctions/getAxiosConfig.js
index 159d3950c701aaf1bc34cc9076730256d5c834e1..b82a80cf96ba604c415e86685e6cdb42ef719faf 100644
--- a/src/Components/HelperFunctions/getAxiosConfig.js
+++ b/src/Components/HelperFunctions/getAxiosConfig.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function checkPreviousTokens (new_token) {
 
 function getNewAccessToken (newAccessToken) {
     if (!newAccessToken || newAccessToken.trim().length === 0) {
-        return JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('@portalmec/accessToken'))
+        return sessionStorage.getItem('@portalmec/accessToken')
     }
     else {
         return newAccessToken