diff --git a/BlazorApp/Services/DeveloperApplicationService.cs b/BlazorApp/Services/DeveloperApplicationService.cs
index 234a1ac..8455dae 100644
--- a/BlazorApp/Services/DeveloperApplicationService.cs
+++ b/BlazorApp/Services/DeveloperApplicationService.cs
@@ -81,11 +81,15 @@ public class DeveloperApplicationService
                 Category = "Developer Program"
             };
 
+            // Use a fresh HttpClient without the X-API-Key default header so that
+            // SilverDESK's MultiAuth policy routes to Bearer/JWT auth (the new user's token)
+            // instead of ApiKey auth (which resolves to the MCP system user).
+            using var userClient = new HttpClient { BaseAddress = _httpClient.BaseAddress };
             var ticketRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/api/tickets");
             ticketRequest.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
             ticketRequest.Content = JsonContent.Create(ticketPayload);
 
-            var ticketResponse = await _httpClient.SendAsync(ticketRequest);
+            var ticketResponse = await userClient.SendAsync(ticketRequest);
 
             if (!ticketResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {