diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index dc3ddd84..3e4fa9c4 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ func (c *APIClient) runRawRequestWithHeaders(method, url string, payloadBuffer i
 	if c.auth != nil {
 		if c.auth.Token != "" {
 			req.Header.Set("X-Auth-Token", c.auth.Token)
-			req.Header.Set("Cookie", fmt.Sprintf("sessionKey=%s", c.auth.Token))
 		} else if c.auth.BasicAuth && c.auth.Username != "" && c.auth.Password != "" {
 			encodedAuth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", c.auth.Username, c.auth.Password)))
 			req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Basic %v", encodedAuth))
diff --git a/redfish/bios.go b/redfish/bios.go
index b58b945f..b225c7aa 100644
--- a/redfish/bios.go
+++ b/redfish/bios.go
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ type Bios struct {
 	activeSoftwareImage string
 	// rawData holds the original serialized JSON so we can compare updates.
 	rawData []byte
-	// etag contains the etag header when fetching the object. This is used to
-	// control updates to make sure the object has not been modified my a different
-	// process between fetching and updating that could cause conflicts.
-	etag string
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON unmarshals an Bios object from the raw JSON.
@@ -158,10 +154,6 @@ func GetBios(c common.Client, uri string) (*Bios, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if resp.Header["Etag"] != nil {
-		bios.etag = resp.Header["Etag"][0]
-	}
-
 	bios.SetClient(c)
 	return &bios, nil
 }
@@ -271,6 +263,12 @@ func (bios *Bios) UpdateBiosAttributesApplyAt(attrs BiosAttributes, applyTime co
 		}
 	}
 
+	resp, err := bios.Client.Get(bios.settingsTarget)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
 	// If there are any allowed updates, try to send updates to the system and
 	// return the result.
 	if len(payload) > 0 {
@@ -280,11 +278,11 @@ func (bios *Bios) UpdateBiosAttributesApplyAt(attrs BiosAttributes, applyTime co
 		}
 
 		var header = make(map[string]string)
-		if bios.etag != "" {
-			header["If-Match"] = bios.etag
+		if resp.Header["Etag"] != nil {
+			header["If-Match"] = resp.Header["Etag"][0]
 		}
 
-		resp, err := bios.Client.PatchWithHeaders(bios.settingsTarget, data, header)
+		resp, err = bios.Client.PatchWithHeaders(bios.settingsTarget, data, header)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/redfish/bios_test.go b/redfish/bios_test.go
index cf3c3e4a..bc03da27 100644
--- a/redfish/bios_test.go
+++ b/redfish/bios_test.go
@@ -206,15 +206,15 @@ func TestUpdateBiosAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	calls := testClient.CapturedCalls()
 
-	if len(calls) != 1 {
+	if len(calls) != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected one call to be made, captured: %v", calls)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(calls[0].Payload, "AssetTag") {
+	if !strings.Contains(calls[1].Payload, "AssetTag") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected update payload: %s", calls[0].Payload)
 	}
 
-	if strings.Contains(calls[0].Payload, "@Redfish.SettingsApplyTime") {
+	if strings.Contains(calls[1].Payload, "@Redfish.SettingsApplyTime") {
 		t.Error("Expected 'SettingsApplyTime' to not be present")
 	}
 }
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ func TestUpdateBiosAttributesApplyAt(t *testing.T) {
 
 	calls := testClient.CapturedCalls()
 
-	if len(calls) != 1 {
+	if len(calls) != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected one call to be made, captured: %v", calls)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(calls[0].Payload, "AssetTag") {
+	if !strings.Contains(calls[1].Payload, "AssetTag") {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected update payload: %s", calls[0].Payload)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(calls[0].Payload, "@Redfish.SettingsApplyTime") {
+	if !strings.Contains(calls[1].Payload, "@Redfish.SettingsApplyTime") {
 		t.Error("Expected 'SettingsApplyTime' to be present")
 	}
 }