diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/access_control/helper/SSCTokenHelper.java b/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/access_control/helper/SSCTokenHelper.java
index e3bc6fec74..59167c5d44 100644
--- a/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/access_control/helper/SSCTokenHelper.java
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-ssc/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/ssc/access_control/helper/SSCTokenHelper.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ private static SSCTokenGetOrCreateResponse getTokenData(UnirestInstance unirest,
             result.getData().setToken(token);
             return result;
         } catch ( UnexpectedHttpResponseException e ) {
-            if ( e.getStatus()==404 ) {
+            if ( e.getStatus()==404 || e.getStatus()==401 ) {
                 // Older SSC versions don't support this endpoint, so we just return null
                 return null; 
             } else {