diff --git a/tests/docker/test_hooks_comprehensive.py b/tests/docker/test_hooks_comprehensive.py
index 37783d60..2c892717 100644
--- a/tests/docker/test_hooks_comprehensive.py
+++ b/tests/docker/test_hooks_comprehensive.py
@@ -7,9 +7,46 @@ adapted for the Docker API with real URLs
 import requests
 import json
 import time
-from typing import Dict, Any
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
-API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:11234"
+API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:11235"
+
+# Global token storage
+_auth_token: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+def get_auth_token(email: str = "test@gmail.com") -> str:
+    """
+    Get a JWT token from the /token endpoint.
+    The email domain must have valid MX records.
+    """
+    global _auth_token
+
+    if _auth_token:
+        return _auth_token
+
+    print(f"🔐 Requesting JWT token for {email}...")
+    response = requests.post(
+        f"{API_BASE_URL}/token",
+        json={"email": email}
+    )
+
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        data = response.json()
+        _auth_token = data["access_token"]
+        print(f"✅ Token obtained successfully")
+        return _auth_token
+    else:
+        raise Exception(f"Failed to get token: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
+
+
+def get_auth_headers() -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """Get headers with JWT Bearer token."""
+    token = get_auth_token()
+    return {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+    }
 
 
 def test_all_hooks_demo():
@@ -164,8 +201,8 @@ async def hook(page, context, html, **kwargs):
     
     print("\nSending request with all 8 hooks...")
     start_time = time.time()
-    
-    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload)
+
+    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload, headers=get_auth_headers())
     
     elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
     print(f"Request completed in {elapsed_time:.2f} seconds")
@@ -278,7 +315,7 @@ async def hook(page, context, url, **kwargs):
     }
     
     print("\nTesting authentication with httpbin endpoints...")
-    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload)
+    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload, headers=get_auth_headers())
     
     if response.status_code == 200:
         data = response.json()
@@ -371,8 +408,8 @@ async def hook(page, context, **kwargs):
     
     print("\nTesting performance optimization hooks...")
     start_time = time.time()
-    
-    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload)
+
+    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload, headers=get_auth_headers())
     
     elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
     print(f"Request completed in {elapsed_time:.2f} seconds")
@@ -462,7 +499,7 @@ async def hook(page, context, **kwargs):
     }
     
     print("\nTesting content extraction hooks...")
-    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload)
+    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/crawl", json=payload, headers=get_auth_headers())
     
     if response.status_code == 200:
         data = response.json()
@@ -485,7 +522,16 @@ def main():
     print("🔧 Crawl4AI Docker API - Comprehensive Hooks Testing")
     print("Based on docs/examples/hooks_example.py")
     print("=" * 70)
-    
+
+    # Get JWT token first (required when jwt_enabled=true)
+    try:
+        get_auth_token()
+        print("=" * 70)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Failed to authenticate: {e}")
+        print("Make sure the server is running and jwt_enabled is configured correctly.")
+        return
+
     tests = [
         ("All Hooks Demo", test_all_hooks_demo),
         ("Authentication Flow", test_authentication_flow),