diff --git a/edx_rest_api_client/__version__.py b/edx_rest_api_client/__version__.py
index 35424e8..4175d39 100644
--- a/edx_rest_api_client/__version__.py
+++ b/edx_rest_api_client/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.9.1'
+__version__ = '1.9.2'
diff --git a/edx_rest_api_client/client.py b/edx_rest_api_client/client.py
index c4a22d4..5de36f0 100644
--- a/edx_rest_api_client/client.py
+++ b/edx_rest_api_client/client.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def get_oauth_access_token(url, client_id, client_secret, token_type='jwt', gran
     )
 
     data = response.json()
-
     try:
         access_token = data['access_token']
         expires_in = data['expires_in']
@@ -112,14 +111,12 @@ def __init__(self, base_url, client_id, client_secret, **kwargs):
     def _check_auth(self):
         if datetime.datetime.utcnow() > self._expiration:
             url = self._base_url + self.oauth_uri
-            has_token = self.auth.token is not None
-            grant_type = 'refresh_token' if has_token else 'client_credentials'
+            grant_type = 'client_credentials'
             self.auth.token, self._expiration = get_oauth_access_token(
                 url,
                 self._client_id,
                 self._client_secret,
-                grant_type=grant_type,
-                refresh_token=self.auth.token)
+                grant_type=grant_type)
 
     def request(self, method, url, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         """
diff --git a/edx_rest_api_client/tests/test_client.py b/edx_rest_api_client/tests/test_client.py
index 1e56988..6a11d54 100644
--- a/edx_rest_api_client/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/edx_rest_api_client/tests/test_client.py
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ def test_automatic_token_refresh(self):
         """
         Test that the JWT token is automatically refreshed
         """
+        tokens = ['cred2', 'cred1']
+
         def auth_callback(request):
             resp = {'expires_in': 60}
             if 'grant_type=client_credentials' in request.body:
-                resp['access_token'] = 'cred'
-            elif 'grant_type=refresh_token' in request.body and 'refresh_token=cred' in request.body:
-                resp['access_token'] = 'refresh'
+                resp['access_token'] = tokens.pop()
             return (200, {}, json.dumps(resp))
 
         responses.add_callback(
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ def auth_callback(request):
         session = OAuthAPIClient(self.base_url, self.client_id, self.client_secret)
         self._mock_auth_api(self.base_url + '/endpoint', 200, {'status': 'ok'})
         response = session.post(self.base_url + '/endpoint', data={'test': 'ok'})
-        self.assertEqual(session.auth.token, 'cred')
+        self.assertEqual(session.auth.token, 'cred1')
         self.assertEqual(response.json()['status'], 'ok')
         with freeze_time(datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600)):
             response = session.post(self.base_url + '/endpoint', data={'test': 'ok'})
-            self.assertEqual(session.auth.token, 'refresh')
+            self.assertEqual(session.auth.token, 'cred2')