diff --git a/src/auth/actions.js b/src/auth/actions.js
index 14aab4a..44066c2 100644
--- a/src/auth/actions.js
+++ b/src/auth/actions.js
@@ -11,22 +11,26 @@ import {
 
 import { getDeviceUuid } from "./deviceUuid";
 
-// to support refresh auth in headless mode we'll use axios instead of apollo
+// to support refresh auth in headless mode we'll use fetch instead of apollo/axios
 // read more https://github.com/transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch/issues/562
 
 export async function registerUser() {
-  const { data } = await network.axios.post(
-    env.GRAPHQL_URL,
-    {
+  const response = await fetch(env.GRAPHQL_URL, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      // No Authorization header for this request
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
       query: REGISTER_USER_MUTATION_STRING,
-    },
-    {
-      headers: {
-        // Skip adding Authorization header for this request
-        Authorization: undefined,
-      },
-    },
-  );
+    }),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`HTTP Error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+  }
+
+  const data = await response.json();
 
   if (data.errors && data.errors.length > 0) {
     const message = data.errors.map((err) => err.message).join("; ");
@@ -39,23 +43,27 @@ export async function registerUser() {
 
 export async function loginUserToken({ authToken }) {
   const deviceUuid = await getDeviceUuid();
-  const { data } = await network.axios.post(
-    env.GRAPHQL_URL,
-    {
+  const response = await fetch(env.GRAPHQL_URL, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      // No Authorization header for this request
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
       query: LOGIN_USER_TOKEN_MUTATION_STRING,
       variables: {
         authTokenJwt: authToken,
         phoneModel: Device.modelName,
         deviceUuid,
       },
-    },
-    {
-      headers: {
-        // Skip adding Authorization header for this request
-        Authorization: undefined,
-      },
-    },
-  );
+    }),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`HTTP Error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+  }
+
+  const data = await response.json();
 
   if (data.errors && data.errors.length > 0) {
     const message = data.errors.map((err) => err.message).join("; ");