diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 370133c..06584dc 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Kirby .htaccess
-# revision 2020-06-15
+# revision 2022-09-15
# rewrite rules
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php [L]
# pass the Authorization header to PHP
-SetEnvIf Authorization "(.*)" HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$1
+SetEnvIf Authorization "(.+)" HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$1
# compress text file responses