diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts
index 22f214bbc..c09172bcf 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/epics.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 import {
-  actions,
   AppState,
-  castToSessionId,
   ContentRef,
-  createKernelRef,
   JupyterHostRecordProps,
+  ServerConfig as JupyterServerConfig,
   KernelInfo,
   KernelRef,
   RemoteKernelProps,
+  actions,
+  castToSessionId,
+  createKernelRef,
   selectors,
-  ServerConfig as JupyterServerConfig,
 } from "@nteract/core";
-import { Channels, childOf, createMessage, JupyterMessage, message, ofMessageType } from "@nteract/messaging";
+import { Channels, childOf, createMessage, message, ofMessageType } from "@nteract/messaging";
 import { defineConfigOption } from "@nteract/mythic-configuration";
 import { RecordOf } from "immutable";
 import { Action, AnyAction } from "redux";
-import { ofType, StateObservable } from "redux-observable";
+import { StateObservable, ofType } from "redux-observable";
 import { kernels, sessions } from "rx-jupyter";
-import { concat, EMPTY, from, interval, merge, Observable, Observer, of, Subject, Subscriber, timer } from "rxjs";
+import { EMPTY, Observable, Observer, Subject, Subscriber, concat, from, interval, merge, of, timer } from "rxjs";
 import {
   catchError,
   concatMap,
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ import {
 import { webSocket } from "rxjs/webSocket";
 import * as Constants from "../../../Common/Constants";
 import { Areas } from "../../../Common/Constants";
-import { useTabs } from "../../../hooks/useTabs";
-import { Action as TelemetryAction, ActionModifiers } from "../../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
+import { ActionModifiers, Action as TelemetryAction } from "../../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryConstants";
 import * as TelemetryProcessor from "../../../Shared/Telemetry/TelemetryProcessor";
 import { logConsoleError, logConsoleInfo } from "../../../Utils/NotificationConsoleUtils";
+import { useTabs } from "../../../hooks/useTabs";
 import { useDialog } from "../../Controls/Dialog";
 import * as FileSystemUtil from "../FileSystemUtil";
 import * as cdbActions from "../NotebookComponent/actions";
 import { NotebookContentProviderType, NotebookUtil } from "../NotebookUtil";
 import * as CdbActions from "./actions";
 import * as TextFile from "./contents/file/text-file";
-import { CdbAppState } from "./types";
+import { CdbAppState, JupyterMessage } from "./types";
 
 interface NotebookServiceConfig extends JupyterServerConfig {
   userPuid?: string;
@@ -106,10 +106,8 @@ const formWebSocketURL = (serverConfig: NotebookServiceConfig, kernelId: string,
   if (sessionId) {
     params.append("session_id", sessionId);
   }
-
   const q = params.toString();
   const suffix = q !== "" ? `?${q}` : "";
-
   const url = (serverConfig.endpoint.slice(0, -1) || "") + `api/kernels/${kernelId}/channels${suffix}`;
 
   return url.replace(/^http(s)?/, "ws$1");
@@ -241,10 +239,10 @@ const connect = (serverConfig: NotebookServiceConfig, kernelID: string, sessionI
             ...message,
             header: {
               session: sessionID,
+              token: serverConfig.token,
               ...message.header,
             },
           };
-
           wsSubject.next(sessionizedMessage);
         } else {
           console.error("Message must be an object, the app sent", message);
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/types.ts b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/types.ts
index 785408208..dc7795b0a 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/types.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Notebook/NotebookComponent/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { CellId } from "@nteract/commutable";
 import { AppState } from "@nteract/core";
+import { MessageType } from "@nteract/messaging";
 import * as Immutable from "immutable";
 import { Notebook } from "../../../Common/Constants";
 
@@ -53,3 +54,26 @@ export const makeCdbRecord = Immutable.Record<CdbRecordProps>({
   pendingSnapshotRequest: undefined,
   notebookSnapshotError: undefined,
 });
+
+export interface JupyterMessage<MT extends MessageType = MessageType, C = any> {
+  header: JupyterMessageHeader<MT>;
+  parent_header:
+    | JupyterMessageHeader<any>
+    | {
+        msg_id?: string;
+      };
+  metadata: object;
+  content: C;
+  channel: string;
+  buffers?: Uint8Array | null;
+}
+
+export interface JupyterMessageHeader<MT extends MessageType = MessageType> {
+  msg_id: string;
+  username: string;
+  date: string;
+  msg_type: MT;
+  version: string;
+  session: string;
+  token: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/Terminal/JupyterLabAppFactory.ts b/src/Terminal/JupyterLabAppFactory.ts
index f6698d58d..da28d10ae 100644
--- a/src/Terminal/JupyterLabAppFactory.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal/JupyterLabAppFactory.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export class JupyterLabAppFactory {
   }
 
   public async createTerminalApp(serverSettings: ServerConnection.ISettings): Promise<ITerminalConnection | undefined> {
+    //Need to add this after we remove passing token through url
+    //const configurationSettings: Partial<ServerConnection.ISettings> = serverSettings;
+    //(configurationSettings.appendToken as boolean) = false;
+    //serverSettings = ServerConnection.makeSettings(configurationSettings);
     const manager = new TerminalManager({
       serverSettings: serverSettings,
     });
@@ -64,6 +68,11 @@ export class JupyterLabAppFactory {
       }
     }, this);
 
+    let internalSend = session.send;
+    session.send = (message: IMessage) => {
+      message?.content?.push(serverSettings?.token);
+      internalSend.call(session, message);
+    };
     const term = new Terminal(session, { theme: "dark", shutdownOnClose: true });
 
     if (!term) {