diff --git a/.changeset/rude-tips-argue.md b/.changeset/rude-tips-argue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a66e0935b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rude-tips-argue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/integration': patch
+---
+
+Fixed bug in the `bitbucketServer` integration where token did not take precedence over supplied username and password which is described in the documentation.
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.test.ts b/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.test.ts
index de18dcd821..5ed0780604 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ describe('bitbucketServer core', () => {
         username: 'u',
         password: 'p',
       };
+      const withBasicAuthAndTokenPrecedence: BitbucketServerIntegrationConfig =
+        {
+          host: '',
+          apiBaseUrl: '',
+          token: 'A',
+          username: 'u',
+          password: 'p',
+        };
       const withoutCredentials: BitbucketServerIntegrationConfig = {
         host: '',
         apiBaseUrl: '',
@@ -54,6 +62,12 @@ describe('bitbucketServer core', () => {
         (getBitbucketServerRequestOptions(withBasicAuth).headers as any)
           .Authorization,
       ).toEqual('Basic dTpw');
+      expect(
+        (
+          getBitbucketServerRequestOptions(withBasicAuthAndTokenPrecedence)
+            .headers as any
+        ).Authorization,
+      ).toEqual('Bearer A');
       expect(
         (getBitbucketServerRequestOptions(withoutCredentials).headers as any)
           .Authorization,
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.ts b/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.ts
index 5fca2aba68..8741b8f0e7 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/bitbucketServer/core.ts
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ export function getBitbucketServerRequestOptions(
 
   if (config.token) {
     headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${config.token}`;
-  }
-  if (config.username && config.password) {
+  } else if (config.username && config.password) {
     const buffer = Buffer.from(`${config.username}:${config.password}`, 'utf8');
     headers.Authorization = `Basic ${buffer.toString('base64')}`;
   }