diff --git a/src/supervisor-api.ts b/src/supervisor-api.ts
index 5f2f1cf5..76f8d2f8 100644
--- a/src/supervisor-api.ts
+++ b/src/supervisor-api.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ export class SupervisorAPI {
 
 		this.api.disable('x-powered-by');
 		this.api.use(expressLogger);
-		this.api.use(authenticate(this.config));
 
 		this.api.get('/v1/healthy', async (_req, res) => {
 			try {
@@ -109,6 +108,8 @@ export class SupervisorAPI {
 			}
 		});
 
+		this.api.use(authenticate(this.config));
+
 		this.api.get('/ping', (_req, res) => res.send('OK'));
 
 		this.api.post('/v1/blink', (_req, res) => {