diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py
index 3795ed1ee8..a3e4636271 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ def guess_entity_type(urn: str) -> str:
     return urn.split(":")[2]
 
 
+def get_token():
+    _, gms_token_env = get_details_from_env()
+    if should_skip_config():
+        gms_token = gms_token_env
+    else:
+        ensure_datahub_config()
+        _, gms_token_conf = get_details_from_config()
+        gms_token = first_non_null([gms_token_env, gms_token_conf])
+    return gms_token
+
+
 def get_session_and_host():
     session = requests.Session()
 
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
index cb743932e2..d212e3aeb8 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ def delete_with_filters(
 ) -> DeletionResult:
 
     session, gms_host = cli_utils.get_session_and_host()
+    token = cli_utils.get_token()
+
     logger.info(f"datahub configured with {gms_host}")
-    emitter = rest_emitter.DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_host)
+    emitter = rest_emitter.DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_host, token=token)
     batch_deletion_result = DeletionResult()
     urns = [
         u
@@ -238,7 +240,8 @@ def delete_one_urn(
         # Add removed aspect
         if not cached_emitter:
             _, gms_host = cli_utils.get_session_and_host()
-            emitter = rest_emitter.DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_host)
+            token = cli_utils.get_token()
+            emitter = rest_emitter.DatahubRestEmitter(gms_server=gms_host, token=token)
         else:
             emitter = cached_emitter
         if not dry_run: