diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSite.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSite.java
index 9b6b96e2..236e950a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSite.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSite.java
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ protected Object readResolve() throws FormException {
         jiraSite.setAppendChangeTimestamp(appendChangeTimestamp);
         jiraSite.setDisableChangelogAnnotations(disableChangelogAnnotations);
         jiraSite.setDateTimePattern(dateTimePattern);
+        jiraSite.setUseBearerAuth(useBearerAuth);
+
         return jiraSite;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSiteTest.java b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSiteTest.java
index 10bca2c2..fd5bdc99 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSiteTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/jira/JiraSiteTest.java
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public void deserializeNormal() throws IOException, FormException {
         CredentialsProvider.lookupStores(j.jenkins).iterator().next().addDomain(domain, c);
 
         JiraSite site = new JiraSite(exampleOrg, null, c.getId(), false, false, null, false, null, null, true);
+        site.setUseBearerAuth(true);
 
         XStream2 xStream2 = new XStream2();
         String xml = xStream2.toXML(site);
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ public void deserializeNormal() throws IOException, FormException {
 
         JiraSite site1 = (JiraSite) xStream2.fromXML(xml);
         assertNotNull(site1.credentialsId);
+        assertTrue(site1.useBearerAuth);
     }
 
     @WithoutJenkins