diff --git a/packages/services/voice-agent/src/agent.py b/packages/services/voice-agent/src/agent.py
index 8051a81..56a5003 100644
--- a/packages/services/voice-agent/src/agent.py
+++ b/packages/services/voice-agent/src/agent.py
@@ -102,28 +102,16 @@ async def entrypoint(ctx: JobContext) -> None:
         participant.name,
     )
 
-    # Extract auth header from room agent dispatch metadata
-    # The token endpoint embeds {"auth_header": "Bearer ..."} in dispatch metadata
+    # Extract auth header from job metadata
+    # The token endpoint embeds {"auth_header": "Bearer ..."} via RoomAgentDispatch metadata,
+    # which LiveKit passes through as job.metadata to the agent worker.
     auth_header = ""
-    dispatch_metadata = ctx.room.name  # fallback
     try:
-        # Try to get metadata from the agent dispatch
-        job = ctx.job
-        if job and hasattr(job, "agent_dispatch") and job.agent_dispatch:
-            meta_str = job.agent_dispatch.metadata or "{}"
-            meta = json.loads(meta_str)
-            auth_header = meta.get("auth_header", "")
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    # Fallback: try participant metadata
-    if not auth_header:
-        try:
-            meta_str = participant.metadata or "{}"
-            meta = json.loads(meta_str)
-            auth_header = meta.get("auth_header", "")
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        meta_str = ctx.job.metadata or "{}"
+        meta = json.loads(meta_str)
+        auth_header = meta.get("auth_header", "")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Failed to parse job metadata: %s", e)
 
     logger.info("Auth header present: %s", bool(auth_header))