diff --git a/lib/npm-info.js b/lib/npm-info.js
index b861796d..24a10734 100644
--- a/lib/npm-info.js
+++ b/lib/npm-info.js
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ module.exports = function (pkgName, cb) {
     npmconf.load,
     function (conf, callback) {
       var cred = conf.getCredentialsByURI(registry)
-      callback(null, {
+      var reqopts = {
         url: registry + pkgName.replace(/\//g, '%2F'),
-        headers: {
-          'Authorization': cred.token ? 'Bearer ' + cred.token : null
-        }
-      })
+        headers: {}
+      }
+      if (cred.token) {
+        reqopts.headers.Authorization = 'Bearer ' + cred.token
+      } else if (cred.auth) {
+        reqopts.headers.Authorization = 'Basic ' + cred.auth
+      }
+      callback(null, reqopts)
     },
     request,
     function (response, body, callback) {