diff --git a/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/credentials/KubeconfigAuthentication.java b/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/credentials/KubeconfigAuthentication.java
index d132b3760d..317c33139c 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/credentials/KubeconfigAuthentication.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/credentials/KubeconfigAuthentication.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public KubeconfigAuthentication(final KubeConfig config) throws IOException {
   @Override
   public void provide(ApiClient client) {
     if (clientCert != null && clientKey != null) {
-      new ClientCertificateAuthentication(clientCert, clientKey);
+      new ClientCertificateAuthentication(clientCert, clientKey).provide(client);
     }
 
     if (username != null && password != null) {