diff --git a/pkg/modules/migration/helpers.go b/pkg/modules/migration/helpers.go
index cb208d21d8..6887b5593f 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/migration/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/migration/helpers.go
@@ -26,10 +26,24 @@ import (
 
 // DownloadFile downloads a file and returns its contents
 func DownloadFile(url string) (buf *bytes.Buffer, err error) {
+	return DownloadFileWithHeaders(url, nil)
+}
+
+// DownloadFileWithHeaders downloads a file and allows you to pass in headers
+func DownloadFileWithHeaders(url string, headers http.Header) (buf *bytes.Buffer, err error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), http.MethodGet, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if headers != nil {
+		for key, h := range headers {
+			for _, hh := range h {
+				req.Header.Add(key, hh)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	hc := http.Client{}
 	resp, err := hc.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -38,6 +52,7 @@ func DownloadFile(url string) (buf *bytes.Buffer, err error) {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	buf = &bytes.Buffer{}
 	_, err = buf.ReadFrom(resp.Body)
+
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello.go b/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello.go
index 57e40a3bae..c443d3c6c3 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func getTrelloData(token string) (trelloData []*trello.Board, err error) {
 
 // Converts all previously obtained data from trello into the vikunja format.
 // `trelloData` should contain all boards with their lists and cards respectively.
-func convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData []*trello.Board) (fullVikunjaHierachie []*models.NamespaceWithListsAndTasks, err error) {
+func convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData []*trello.Board, token string) (fullVikunjaHierachie []*models.NamespaceWithListsAndTasks, err error) {
 
 	log.Debugf("[Trello Migration] ")
 
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@ func convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData []*trello.Board) (fullVikunjaHierachi
 
 					log.Debugf("[Trello Migration] Downloading card attachment %s", attachment.ID)
 
-					buf, err := migration.DownloadFile(attachment.URL)
+					buf, err := migration.DownloadFileWithHeaders(attachment.URL, map[string][]string{
+						"Authorization": {`OAuth oauth_consumer_key="` + config.MigrationTrelloKey.GetString() + `", oauth_token="` + token + `"`},
+					})
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, err
 					}
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ func (m *Migration) Migrate(u *user.User) (err error) {
 	log.Debugf("[Trello Migration] Got all trello data for user %d", u.ID)
 	log.Debugf("[Trello Migration] Start converting trello data for user %d", u.ID)
 
-	fullVikunjaHierachie, err := convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData)
+	fullVikunjaHierachie, err := convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData, m.Token)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello_test.go b/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello_test.go
index e007e20d74..efb02bcfc1 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/migration/trello/trello_test.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestConvertTrelloToVikunja(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	hierachie, err := convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData)
+	hierachie, err := convertTrelloDataToVikunja(trelloData, "")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, hierachie)
 	if diff, equal := messagediff.PrettyDiff(hierachie, expectedHierachie); !equal {