diff --git a/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/provider/dropbox/index.js b/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/provider/dropbox/index.js
index 5fea7f00a7..c4d565e38a 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/provider/dropbox/index.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/companion/src/server/provider/dropbox/index.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class DropBox extends Provider {
           },
         })
         .auth(token)
+        .request()
 
       return await requestStream(req, async (res) => this._error(null, res))
     } catch (err) {