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