diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-SSO-4dba7ee8.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-SSO-4dba7ee8.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f50124673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-SSO-4dba7ee8.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "type": "bugfix",
+  "category": "SSO",
+  "description": "fix sso credential resolution failure when sso-session access token requires a refresh"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/credentials/sso_credentials.js b/lib/credentials/sso_credentials.js
index 741bca0d4b..3b8e3aabb6 100644
--- a/lib/credentials/sso_credentials.js
+++ b/lib/credentials/sso_credentials.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ AWS.SsoCredentials = AWS.util.inherit(AWS.Credentials, {
       var ssoTokenProvider = new AWS.SSOTokenProvider({
         profile: profileName,
       });
-      ssoTokenProvider.load(function (err) {
+      ssoTokenProvider.get(function (err) {
         if (err) {
           return callback(err);
         }