diff --git a/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py b/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py
index 8294726d..da6c5436 100644
--- a/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py
+++ b/qdrant_client/async_qdrant_remote.py
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._closed: bool = False
         if check_compatibility:
             client_version = importlib.metadata.version("qdrant-client")
-            server_version = get_server_version(self.rest_uri, self._rest_headers)
+            server_version = get_server_version(
+                self.rest_uri, self._rest_headers, self._rest_args.get("auth")
+            )
             if not is_versions_compatible(client_version, server_version):
                 warnings.warn(
                     f"Qdrant client version {client_version} is incompatible with server version {server_version}. Major versions should match and minor version difference must not exceed 1. Set check_version=False to skip version check."
diff --git a/qdrant_client/common/version_check.py b/qdrant_client/common/version_check.py
index 67fa717a..e1f94644 100644
--- a/qdrant_client/common/version_check.py
+++ b/qdrant_client/common/version_check.py
@@ -3,27 +3,29 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import httpx
-from pydantic import ValidationError
 
-from qdrant_client.http.api_client import parse_as_type
-from qdrant_client.http.models import models
+from qdrant_client.auth import BearerAuth
 
 Version = namedtuple("Version", ["major", "minor", "rest"])
 
 
-def get_server_version(rest_uri: str, rest_headers: Dict[str, Any]) -> Union[str, None]:
+def get_server_version(
+    rest_uri: str, rest_headers: Dict[str, Any], auth_provider: Union[BearerAuth, None]
+) -> Union[str, None]:
     try:
-        response = httpx.get(rest_uri + "/", headers=rest_headers)
+        if auth_provider:
+            response = httpx.get(rest_uri + "/", headers=rest_headers, auth=auth_provider)
+        else:
+            response = httpx.get(rest_uri + "/", headers=rest_headers)
     except Exception as er:
         warnings.warn(f"Unable to get server version: {er}, default to None")
         return None
 
-    if response.status_code in [200, 201, 202]:
-        try:
-            version_info = parse_as_type(response.json(), models.VersionInfo)
-            return version_info.version
-        except ValidationError as e:
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        version_info = response.json().get("version", None)
+        if not version_info:
             warnings.warn(f"Unable to parse response from server: {response}, default to None")
+        return version_info
     else:
         warnings.warn(f"Unexpected response from server: {response}, default to None")
     return None
diff --git a/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py b/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py
index 791ba4b7..7809d622 100644
--- a/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py
+++ b/qdrant_client/qdrant_remote.py
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         if check_compatibility:
             client_version = importlib.metadata.version("qdrant-client")
-            server_version = get_server_version(self.rest_uri, self._rest_headers)
+            server_version = get_server_version(
+                self.rest_uri, self._rest_headers, self._rest_args.get("auth")
+            )
             if not is_versions_compatible(client_version, server_version):
                 warnings.warn(
                     f"Qdrant client version {client_version} is incompatible with server version {server_version}. Major versions should match and minor version difference must not exceed 1. Set check_version=False to skip version check."
diff --git a/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py b/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py
index 4174f6fd..837830c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_async_qdrant_client.py
@@ -588,12 +588,13 @@ def auth_token_provider():
         call_num += 1
         return sync_token
 
+    # Additional sync request is sent during client init to check compatibility
     client = AsyncQdrantClient(timeout=3, auth_token_provider=auth_token_provider)
     await client.get_collections()
-    assert sync_token == "token_0"
+    assert sync_token == "token_1"
 
     await client.get_collections()
-    assert sync_token == "token_1"
+    assert sync_token == "token_2"
 
     sync_token = ""
     call_num = 0
@@ -602,13 +603,13 @@ def auth_token_provider():
         prefer_grpc=True, timeout=3, auth_token_provider=auth_token_provider
     )
     await client.get_collections()
-    assert sync_token == "token_0"
+    assert sync_token == "token_1"
 
     await client.get_collections()
-    assert sync_token == "token_1"
+    assert sync_token == "token_2"
 
     await client.unlock_storage()
-    assert sync_token == "token_2"
+    assert sync_token == "token_3"
 
 
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