diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f6787643f..c8c88654e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 1. [#1751](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1751): Fix typo that may have affected PagerDuty node creation in Kapacitor
 1. [#1756](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1756): Prevent 'auto' GROUP BY as option in Kapacitor rule builder when applying a function to a field
 1. [#1773](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1773): Prevent clipped buttons in Rule Builder, Data Explorer, and Configuration pages
+1. [#1776](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1776): Fix JWT for the write path
 
 ### Features
 1. [#1717](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1717): View server generated TICKscripts
diff --git a/influx/authorization.go b/influx/authorization.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86ed486654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/influx/authorization.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package influx
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	jwt "github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
+	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf"
+)
+
+// Authorizer adds optional authorization header to request
+type Authorizer interface {
+	// Set may manipulate the request by adding the Authorization header
+	Set(req *http.Request) error
+}
+
+// NoAuthorization does not add any authorization headers
+type NoAuthorization struct{}
+
+// Set does not add authorization
+func (n *NoAuthorization) Set(req *http.Request) error { return nil }
+
+// DefaultAuthorization creates either a shared JWT builder, basic auth or Noop
+func DefaultAuthorization(src *chronograf.Source) Authorizer {
+	// Optionally, add the shared secret JWT token creation
+	if src.Username != "" && src.SharedSecret != "" {
+		return &BearerJWT{
+			Username:     src.Username,
+			SharedSecret: src.SharedSecret,
+		}
+	} else if src.Username != "" && src.Password != "" {
+		return &BasicAuth{
+			Username: src.Username,
+			Password: src.Password,
+		}
+	}
+	return &NoAuthorization{}
+}
+
+// BasicAuth adds Authorization: Basic to the request header
+type BasicAuth struct {
+	Username string
+	Password string
+}
+
+// Set adds the basic auth headers to the request
+func (b *BasicAuth) Set(r *http.Request) error {
+	r.SetBasicAuth(b.Username, b.Password)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BearerJWT is the default Bearer for InfluxDB
+type BearerJWT struct {
+	Username     string
+	SharedSecret string
+}
+
+// Set adds an Authorization Bearer to the request if has a shared secret
+func (b *BearerJWT) Set(r *http.Request) error {
+	if b.SharedSecret != "" && b.Username != "" {
+		token, err := b.Token(b.Username)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to create token")
+		}
+		r.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Token returns the expected InfluxDB JWT signed with the sharedSecret
+func (b *BearerJWT) Token(username string) (string, error) {
+	return JWT(username, b.SharedSecret, time.Now)
+}
+
+// Now returns the current time
+type Now func() time.Time
+
+// JWT returns a token string accepted by InfluxDB using the sharedSecret as an Authorization: Bearer header
+func JWT(username, sharedSecret string, now Now) (string, error) {
+	token := &jwt.Token{
+		Header: map[string]interface{}{
+			"typ": "JWT",
+			"alg": jwt.SigningMethodHS512.Alg(),
+		},
+		Claims: jwt.MapClaims{
+			"username": username,
+			"exp":      now().Add(time.Minute).Unix(),
+		},
+		Method: jwt.SigningMethodHS512,
+	}
+	return token.SignedString([]byte(sharedSecret))
+}
diff --git a/influx/jwt_test.go b/influx/authorization_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from influx/jwt_test.go
rename to influx/authorization_test.go
diff --git a/influx/influx.go b/influx/influx.go
index c1f0baef9e..8bc92c09ea 100644
--- a/influx/influx.go
+++ b/influx/influx.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 // Client is a device for retrieving time series data from an InfluxDB instance
 type Client struct {
 	URL                *url.URL
-	Bearer             Bearer
+	Authorizer         Authorizer
 	InsecureSkipVerify bool
 	Logger             chronograf.Logger
 }
@@ -72,13 +72,11 @@ func (c *Client) query(u *url.URL, q chronograf.Query) (chronograf.Response, err
 	params.Set("epoch", "ms") // TODO(timraymond): set this based on analysis
 	req.URL.RawQuery = params.Encode()
 
-	if c.Bearer != nil && u.User != nil {
-		token, err := c.Bearer.Token(u.User.Username())
-		if err != nil {
-			logs.Error("Error creating token", err)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to create token")
+	if c.Authorizer != nil {
+		if err := c.Authorizer.Set(req); err != nil {
+			logs.Error("Error setting authorization header ", err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
 	}
 
 	hc := &http.Client{}
@@ -156,22 +154,13 @@ func (c *Client) Connect(ctx context.Context, src *chronograf.Source) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	u.User = url.UserPassword(src.Username, src.Password)
+	c.Authorizer = DefaultAuthorization(src)
 	// Only allow acceptance of all certs if the scheme is https AND the user opted into to the setting.
 	if u.Scheme == "https" && src.InsecureSkipVerify {
 		c.InsecureSkipVerify = src.InsecureSkipVerify
 	}
-	c.URL = u
 
-	// Optionally, add the shared secret JWT token creation
-	if src.Username != "" && src.SharedSecret != "" {
-		c.Bearer = &BearerJWT{
-			src.SharedSecret,
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Clear out the bearer if not needed
-		c.Bearer = nil
-	}
+	c.URL = u
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/influx/influx_test.go b/influx/influx_test.go
index 3218681a18..a6dce9e118 100644
--- a/influx/influx_test.go
+++ b/influx/influx_test.go
@@ -62,38 +62,52 @@ func Test_Influx_MakesRequestsToQueryEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-type MockBearer struct {
+type MockAuthorization struct {
 	Bearer string
 	Error  error
 }
 
-func (m *MockBearer) Token(username string) (string, error) {
-	return m.Bearer, m.Error
+func (m *MockAuthorization) Set(req *http.Request) error {
+	return m.Error
 }
 func Test_Influx_AuthorizationBearer(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	want := "Bearer ********"
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		rw.Write([]byte(`{}`))
-		got := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("Test_Influx_AuthorizationBearer got %s want %s", got, want)
+		auth := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		tokenString := strings.Split(auth, " ")[1]
+		token, err := gojwt.Parse(tokenString, func(token *gojwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+			if _, ok := token.Method.(*gojwt.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])
+			}
+			return []byte("42"), nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Invalid token %v", err)
 		}
+
+		if claims, ok := token.Claims.(gojwt.MapClaims); ok && token.Valid {
+			got := claims["username"]
+			want := "AzureDiamond"
+			if got != want {
+				t.Errorf("Test_Influx_AuthorizationBearer got %s want %s", got, want)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+		t.Errorf("Invalid token %v", token)
 	}))
 	defer ts.Close()
 
-	bearer := &MockBearer{
-		Bearer: "********",
+	src := &chronograf.Source{
+		Username:     "AzureDiamond",
+		URL:          ts.URL,
+		SharedSecret: "42",
 	}
-
-	u, _ := url.Parse(ts.URL)
-	u.User = url.UserPassword("AzureDiamond", "hunter2")
 	series := &influx.Client{
-		URL:    u,
-		Bearer: bearer,
 		Logger: log.New(log.DebugLevel),
 	}
+	series.Connect(context.Background(), src)
 
 	query := chronograf.Query{
 		Command: "show databases",
@@ -161,16 +175,16 @@ func Test_Influx_AuthorizationBearerCtx(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test_Influx_AuthorizationBearerFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	bearer := &MockBearer{
+	bearer := &MockAuthorization{
 		Error: fmt.Errorf("cracked1337"),
 	}
 
 	u, _ := url.Parse("http://haxored.net")
 	u.User = url.UserPassword("AzureDiamond", "hunter2")
 	series := &influx.Client{
-		URL:    u,
-		Bearer: bearer,
-		Logger: log.New(log.DebugLevel),
+		URL:        u,
+		Authorizer: bearer,
+		Logger:     log.New(log.DebugLevel),
 	}
 
 	query := chronograf.Query{
diff --git a/influx/jwt.go b/influx/jwt.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d89b21392..0000000000
--- a/influx/jwt.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-package influx
-
-import (
-	"time"
-
-	jwt "github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
-)
-
-// Bearer generates tokens for Authorization: Bearer
-type Bearer interface {
-	Token(username string) (string, error)
-}
-
-// BearerJWT is the default Bearer for InfluxDB
-type BearerJWT struct {
-	SharedSecret string
-}
-
-// Token returns the expected InfluxDB JWT signed with the sharedSecret
-func (b *BearerJWT) Token(username string) (string, error) {
-	return JWT(username, b.SharedSecret, time.Now)
-}
-
-// Now returns the current time
-type Now func() time.Time
-
-// JWT returns a token string accepted by InfluxDB using the sharedSecret as an Authorization: Bearer header
-func JWT(username, sharedSecret string, now Now) (string, error) {
-	token := &jwt.Token{
-		Header: map[string]interface{}{
-			"typ": "JWT",
-			"alg": jwt.SigningMethodHS512.Alg(),
-		},
-		Claims: jwt.MapClaims{
-			"username": username,
-			"exp":      now().Add(time.Minute).Unix(),
-		},
-		Method: jwt.SigningMethodHS512,
-	}
-	return token.SignedString([]byte(sharedSecret))
-}
diff --git a/server/influx.go b/server/influx.go
index ce3145134a..1d2dd84831 100644
--- a/server/influx.go
+++ b/server/influx.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf"
+	"github.com/influxdata/chronograf/influx"
 )
 
 // ValidInfluxRequest checks if queries specify a command.
@@ -106,10 +107,9 @@ func (h *Service) Write(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		req.Host = u.Host
 		req.URL = u
 		// Because we are acting as a proxy, influxdb needs to have the
-		// basic auth information set as a header directly
-		if src.Username != "" && src.Password != "" {
-			req.SetBasicAuth(src.Username, src.Password)
-		}
+		// basic auth or bearer token information set as a header directly
+		auth := influx.DefaultAuthorization(&src)
+		auth.Set(req)
 	}
 	proxy := &httputil.ReverseProxy{
 		Director: director,