diff --git a/lib/fog/bluebox.rb b/lib/fog/bluebox.rb
index 22207bdff..e4ced4ae8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/bluebox.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/bluebox.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ module Fog
     require 'fog/bluebox/requests/reboot_block'
 
     def self.new(options={})
-
       unless options[:bluebox_api_key]
         raise ArgumentError.new('bluebox_api_key is required to access Blue Box')
       end
+      unless options[:bluebox_customer_id]
+        raise ArgumentError.new('bluebox_customer_id is required to access Blue Box')
+      end
       if Fog.mocking?
         Fog::Bluebox::Mock.new(options)
       else
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@ module Fog
     class Real
 
       def initialize(options={})
-        @bluebox_api_key = options[:bluebox_api_key]
+        @bluebox_api_key      = options[:bluebox_api_key]
+        @bluebox_customer_id  = options[:bluebox_customer_id]
         @host   = options[:bluebox_host]    || "boxpanel.blueboxgrp.com"
         @port   = options[:bluebox_port]    || 443
         @scheme = options[:bluebox_scheme]  || 'https'
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ module Fog
         @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}")
         params[:headers] ||= {}
         params[:headers].merge!({
-          'Authorization' => "Basic #{Base64.encode64(@bluebox_api_key).delete("\r\n")}"
+          'Authorization' => "Basic #{Base64.encode64([@bluebox_customer_id, @bluebox_api_key].join(':')).delete("\r\n")}"
         })
         case params[:method]
         when 'DELETE', 'GET', 'HEAD'
diff --git a/lib/fog/bluebox/bin.rb b/lib/fog/bluebox/bin.rb
index 355022d3b..2524f019a 100644
--- a/lib/fog/bluebox/bin.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/bluebox/bin.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Bluebox
       def [](service)
         @@connections ||= Hash.new do |hash, key|
           credentials = Fog.credentials.reject do |k,v|
-            ![:bluebox_api_key, :bluebox_host, :bluebox_port, :bluebox_scheme].include?(k)
+            ![:bluebox_api_key, :bluebox_customer_id].include?(k)
           end
           hash[key] = case key
           when :blocks
diff --git a/lib/fog/credentials.rb b/lib/fog/credentials.rb
index 288fc94c8..16ff8c5b7 100644
--- a/lib/fog/credentials.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/credentials.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module Fog
   :aws_access_key_id:     INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK
   :aws_secret_access_key: INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK
   :bluebox_api_key:       INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK
+  :bluebox_customer_id:   INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK
   :local_root:            INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK
   :rackspace_api_key:     INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK
   :rackspace_username:    INTENTIONALLY_LEFT_BLANK