diff --git a/apigee_sync.go b/apigee_sync.go
index ba9f876..247253f 100644
--- a/apigee_sync.go
+++ b/apigee_sync.go
@@ -13,10 +13,23 @@
 	"time"
 )
 
-var token string
+var token string = ""
 var downloadDataSnapshot, downloadBootSnapshot, changeFinished bool
 var lastSequence string
 
+/*
+ * NOTE: FIXME XAPID-629
+ * The following function is just a temporary hack for analytics plugin to
+ * consume this function to get the bearer token. In the future there will
+ * have to be a common plugin, that shall provide such info.
+ */
+type Export struct {
+}
+
+func (c Export) GetCurrentToken() string {
+	return token
+}
+
 func addHeaders(req *http.Request) {
 	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
 	req.Header.Set("apid_instance_id", apidInfo.InstanceID)