diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
index 25565997ba..da561c7af9 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class AccountViewSet(ViewSet):
             If the update is successful, updated user account data is returned.
     """
     authentication_classes = (
-        OAuth2AuthenticationAllowInactiveUser, SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser, JwtAuthentication
+        JwtAuthentication, OAuth2AuthenticationAllowInactiveUser, SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser
     )
     permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
     parser_classes = (MergePatchParser,)