diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_static_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_static_maps.js
index 1054873d..1703fdc2 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_static_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_static_maps.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ NamedStaticMapsController.prototype.named = function(req, res) {
             assert.ifError(err);
 
             var staticImageReq = {
-                headers: _.clone(req.headers),
+                headers: _.clone(fakeReq.headers),
                 params: _.extend(_.clone(fakeReq.params), {
                     token: layergroupId,
                     format: 'png'