diff --git a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c
index 5cdac9170..53c381f67 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c
@@ -303,19 +303,15 @@ put_history_job (struct GNUNET_CURL_Context *ctx,
 
   hh->authh = TALER_BANK_make_auth_header_ (auth);
   eh = curl_easy_init ();
-  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
-                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
-                                   CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER,
-                                   hh->authh));
   GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
                  curl_easy_setopt (eh,
                                    CURLOPT_URL,
                                    hh->request_url));
-  hh->job = GNUNET_CURL_job_add (ctx,
-                                 eh,
-                                 GNUNET_NO,
-                                 &handle_history_finished,
-                                 hh);
+  hh->job = GNUNET_CURL_job_add2 (ctx,
+                                  eh,
+                                  hh->authh,
+                                  &handle_history_finished,
+                                  hh);
   return hh;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_reject.c b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_reject.c
index 5e7a1ac29..cfedec4cf 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_reject.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_reject.c
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ TALER_BANK_reject (struct GNUNET_CURL_Context *ctx,
                           json_dumps (reject_obj,
                                       JSON_COMPACT)));
   json_decref (reject_obj);
-  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
-                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
-                                   CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER,
-                                   rh->authh));
   GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
                  curl_easy_setopt (eh,
                                    CURLOPT_URL,
@@ -213,11 +209,11 @@ TALER_BANK_reject (struct GNUNET_CURL_Context *ctx,
                  curl_easy_setopt (eh,
                                    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE,
                                    strlen (rh->json_enc)));
-  rh->job = GNUNET_CURL_job_add (ctx,
-                                 eh,
-                                 GNUNET_NO,
-                                 &handle_reject_finished,
-                                 rh);
+  rh->job = GNUNET_CURL_job_add2 (ctx,
+                                  eh,
+                                  rh->authh,
+                                  &handle_reject_finished,
+                                  rh);
   return rh;
 }