diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.test.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cc9048d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import React from "react"
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test-utils"
+import AiRecommendationBotDrawer from "./AiRecommendationBotDrawer"
+import { RECOMMENDER_QUERY_PARAM } from "@/common/urls"
+
+const mockAiChat = jest.fn<React.JSX.Element, [Record<string, unknown>]>(() => (
+  <div data-testid="mock-ai-chat" />
+))
+jest.mock("@mitodl/smoot-design/ai", () => {
+  const actual = jest.requireActual("@mitodl/smoot-design/ai")
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    AiChat: (props: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      mockAiChat(props)
+      return actual.AiChat(props)
+    },
+  }
+})
+
+describe("AiRecommendationBotDrawer", () => {
+  test("passes CSRF config in requestOpts", () => {
+    mockAiChat.mockClear()
+
+    renderWithProviders(<AiRecommendationBotDrawer />, {
+      url: `?${RECOMMENDER_QUERY_PARAM}`,
+    })
+
+    const call = mockAiChat.mock.calls[0][0] as Record<string, unknown>
+    const requestOpts = call.requestOpts as Record<string, unknown>
+    expect(requestOpts.csrfCookieName).toBe(
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CSRF_COOKIE_NAME || "csrftoken",
+    )
+    expect(requestOpts.csrfHeaderName).toBe("X-CSRFToken")
+    expect((requestOpts.fetchOpts as Record<string, unknown>).credentials).toBe(
+      "include",
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.tsx
index e84272bd0b..150fe86e9d 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/AiChat/AiRecommendationBotDrawer.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { styled, RoutedDrawer } from "ol-components"
 import { RiCloseLine } from "@remixicon/react"
 import { ActionButton } from "@mitodl/smoot-design"
 import { AiChat } from "@mitodl/smoot-design/ai"
-import { getCsrfToken } from "@/common/client-utils"
 import { RECOMMENDER_QUERY_PARAM } from "@/common/urls"
 
 const CloseButtonContainer = styled("div")({
@@ -72,10 +71,10 @@ const DrawerContent: React.FC<{
         scrollElement={scrollElement}
         requestOpts={{
           apiUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LEARN_AI_RECOMMENDATION_ENDPOINT!,
+          csrfCookieName:
+            process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CSRF_COOKIE_NAME || "csrftoken",
+          csrfHeaderName: "X-CSRFToken",
           fetchOpts: {
-            headers: {
-              "X-CSRFToken": getCsrfToken(),
-            },
             credentials: "include",
           },
           transformBody: (messages) => ({
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.test.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.test.tsx
index 74bbc2b978..8d3e93fa23 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.test.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ import { renderWithProviders, screen, user } from "@/test-utils"
 import { factories } from "api/test-utils"
 import invariant from "tiny-invariant"
 
+const mockAiChat = jest.fn<React.JSX.Element, [Record<string, unknown>]>(() => (
+  <div data-testid="mock-ai-chat" />
+))
+jest.mock("@mitodl/smoot-design/ai", () => {
+  const actual = jest.requireActual("@mitodl/smoot-design/ai")
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    AiChat: (props: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      mockAiChat(props)
+      return actual.AiChat(props)
+    },
+  }
+})
+
 /**
  * Note: This component is primarily tested in @mitodl/smoot-design.
  *
@@ -35,4 +49,30 @@ describe("AiChatSyllabus", () => {
     invariant(firstMessage instanceof HTMLElement)
     expect(firstMessage?.dataset.chatRole).toBe("user")
   })
+
+  test("passes CSRF config in requestOpts", () => {
+    const resource = factories.learningResources.course()
+    mockAiChat.mockClear()
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <AiChatSyllabusSlideDown
+        open
+        resource={resource}
+        onTransitionEnd={jest.fn()}
+        scrollElement={null}
+        contentTopPosition={0}
+        chatTransitionState={ChatTransitionState.Open}
+      />,
+    )
+
+    const call = mockAiChat.mock.calls[0][0] as Record<string, unknown>
+    const requestOpts = call.requestOpts as Record<string, unknown>
+    expect(requestOpts.csrfCookieName).toBe(
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CSRF_COOKIE_NAME || "csrftoken",
+    )
+    expect(requestOpts.csrfHeaderName).toBe("X-CSRFToken")
+    expect((requestOpts.fetchOpts as Record<string, unknown>).credentials).toBe(
+      "include",
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.tsx b/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.tsx
index ccd201386d..6b4d12417d 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/page-components/LearningResourceExpanded/AiChatSyllabusSlideDown.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { RiSparkling2Line, RiArrowDownSLine } from "@remixicon/react"
 import type { AiChatProps } from "@mitodl/smoot-design/ai"
 import { LearningResource } from "api"
 import { AiChat } from "@mitodl/smoot-design/ai"
-import { getCsrfToken } from "@/common/client-utils"
 
 export enum ChatTransitionState {
   Closed = "Closed",
@@ -198,10 +197,10 @@ const AiChatSyllabusSlideDown = ({
         scrollElement={scrollElement}
         requestOpts={{
           apiUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LEARN_AI_SYLLABUS_ENDPOINT!,
+          csrfCookieName:
+            process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CSRF_COOKIE_NAME || "csrftoken",
+          csrfHeaderName: "X-CSRFToken",
           fetchOpts: {
-            headers: {
-              "X-CSRFToken": getCsrfToken(),
-            },
             credentials: "include",
           },
           transformBody: (messages) => {