diff --git a/src/centpkg/utils.py b/src/centpkg/utils.py
index 6d27b0e..8bc3b4c 100644
--- a/src/centpkg/utils.py
+++ b/src/centpkg/utils.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def do_fork(logger, base_url, token, repo_name, namespace, cli_name):
         fork_id = rv.json()['id']
         try:
             # Unprotect c9s in fork
-            rv = requests.delete('{0}/projects/{1}/protected_branches/{2}'.format(api_url, fork_id, 'c9s'), headers=header)
+            rv = requests.delete('{0}/projects/{1}/protected_branches/{2}'.format(api_url, fork_id, 'c9s'), headers=headers)
         except ConnectionError as error:
             error_msg = ('The connection to API failed while trying to unprotect c9s branch'
                          'in the fork. The error was: {0}'.format(str(error)))
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def do_fork(logger, base_url, token, repo_name, namespace, cli_name):
                     'allowed_to_push': [{'access_level': 40}],
                     'allowed_to_merge': [{'access_level': 40}],
                     }
-            rv = requests.post('{0}/projects/{1}/protected_branches'.format(api_url, fork_id), json=data, headers=header)
+            rv = requests.post('{0}/projects/{1}/protected_branches'.format(api_url, fork_id), json=data, headers=headers)
         except ConnectionError as error:
             error_msg = ('The connection to API failed while trying to reprotect c9s branch'
                          'in the fork fork. The error was: {0}'.format(str(error)))