diff --git a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/apollo_server2.js b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/apollo_server2.js
index 6df673d61..a6d2088a2 100644
--- a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/apollo_server2.js
+++ b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/apollo_server2.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // [ ] Meteor integration? Login?
 
 import { makeExecutableSchema } from 'apollo-server';
+// we need the express version to get applyMiddleware and connect to Meteor
 import { ApolloServer } from 'apollo-server-express';
 
 // now in apollo-server
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import './settings';
 import { engineConfig } from './engine';
 import { defaultConfig, defaultOptions } from './defaults';
 import computeContext from './computeContext';
-import getGuiConfig from './gui';
+import getPlaygroundConfig from './playground';
 
 // createApolloServer
 const createApolloServer = ({ options: givenOptions = {}, config: givenConfig = {}, contextFromReq }) => {
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ const createApolloServer = ({ options: givenOptions = {}, config: givenConfig =
     // this replace the previous syntax graphqlExpress(async req => { ... })
     // this function takes the context, which contains the current request,
     // and setup the options accordingly ({req}) => { ...; return options }
-    context: computeContext(options.context, contextFromReq)
+    context: computeContext(options.context, contextFromReq),
+    // graphql playground (replacement to graphiql), available on the app path
+    playground: getPlaygroundConfig(config)
   });
 
   // default function does nothing
@@ -66,9 +69,7 @@ const createApolloServer = ({ options: givenOptions = {}, config: givenConfig =
   // connecte apollo with the Meteor app
   apolloServer.applyMiddleware({
     app: WebApp.connectHandlers,
-    path: config.path,
-    // graphql playground (replacement to graphiql), available on the app path
-    gui: getGuiConfig(config)
+    path: config.path
   });
 
   // connect the meteor app with Express
diff --git a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/gui.js b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/gui.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 01034a697..000000000
--- a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/gui.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/** GraphQL Playground setup, through Apollo "gui" option */
-
-export const getGuiConfig = currentConfig => {
-  // NOTE: this is redundant, Apollo won't show the GUI if NODE_ENV="production"
-  if (!Meteor.isDevelopment) return undefined;
-  return {
-    endpoint: currentConfig.path,
-    // allow override
-    ...(currentConfig.gui || {})
-    //FIXME: this option does not exist yet...
-    // @see https://github.com/prisma/graphql-playground/issues/510
-    //headers: { ["Authorization"]: 'localStorage[\'Meteor.loginToken\']' },
-  };
-};
-export default getGuiConfig;
diff --git a/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/playground.js b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/playground.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4de903eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vulcan-lib/lib/server/apollo-server/playground.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/** GraphQL Playground setup, through Apollo "gui" option */
+
+export const getPlaygroundConfig = currentConfig => {
+  // NOTE: this is redundant, Apollo won't show the GUI if NODE_ENV="production"
+  if (!Meteor.isDevelopment) return undefined;
+  return {
+    endpoint: currentConfig.path,
+    // allow override
+    //FIXME: this option does not exist yet...
+    // @see https://github.com/prisma/graphql-playground/issues/510
+    //headers: { ["Authorization"]: 'localStorage[\'Meteor.loginToken\']' },
+    // to set up headers, we are forced to create a tab, and
+    // setup headers reuse
+    tabs: [
+      {
+        endpoint: currentConfig.path,
+        query: '{ currentUser { _id }}',
+        // TODO: does not work, we should use a cookie instead?
+        headers: { ['Authorization']: 'localStorage[\'Meteor.loginToken\']' }
+      }
+    ],
+    settings: {
+      'editor.reuseHeaders': true,
+      // pass cookies?
+      'request.credentials': 'same-origin'
+    },
+    ...(currentConfig.gui || {})
+  };
+};
+export default getPlaygroundConfig;