lib/faraday/connection.rb in faraday-1.7.1 vs lib/faraday/connection.rb in faraday-1.7.2

@@ -431,14 +431,19 @@
 
       params.merge_query(uri.query, encoder)
       uri.query = nil
 
       with_uri_credentials(uri) do |user, password|
-        basic_auth user, password
+        set_basic_auth(user, password)
         uri.user = uri.password = nil
       end
 
       @proxy = proxy_from_env(url) unless @manual_proxy
+    end
+
+    def set_basic_auth(user, password)
+      header = Faraday::Request::BasicAuthentication.header(user, password)
+      headers[Faraday::Request::Authorization::KEY] = header
     end
 
     # Sets the path prefix and ensures that it always has a leading
     # slash.
     #