diff --git a/rest_framework_simplejwt/authentication.py b/rest_framework_simplejwt/authentication.py
index 15767cddd..fd26bdb06 100644
--- a/rest_framework_simplejwt/authentication.py
+++ b/rest_framework_simplejwt/authentication.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def get_validated_token(self, raw_token):
         messages = []
         for AuthToken in api_settings.AUTH_TOKEN_CLASSES:
             try:
-                return AuthToken(raw_token)
+                return AuthToken(raw_token, api_settings.VERIFYING_KEY is not None)
             except TokenError as e:
                 messages.append(
                     {