diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index ac117ef..75e4082 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/platformclient',
-  version: '1.0.2',
+  version: '1.0.3',
   description: 'a module that makes it really easy to use the serve.zone platform inside your app'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.platformclient.ts b/ts/classes.platformclient.ts
index 742e035..9ee83b8 100644
--- a/ts/classes.platformclient.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.platformclient.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ export class SzPlatformClient {
   public emailConnector = new SzEmailConnector(this);
   public smsConnector = new SzSmsConnector(this);
 
-  constructor(authorizationStringArg: string) {
+  constructor(authorizationStringArg?: string) {
     this.authorizationString = authorizationStringArg;
   }
 
-  public async init() {
+  public async init(authorizationStringArg?: string) {
+    if (authorizationStringArg) this.authorizationString = authorizationStringArg;
+    if (!this.authorizationString) this.authorizationString = process.env.SERVEZONE_PLATFROM_AUTHORIZATION;
+    if (!this.authorizationString) throw new Error('authorizationString is required');
     this.typedsocket = await plugins.typedsocket.TypedSocket.createClient(this.typedrouter, await this.getConnectionAddress());
   }