diff --git a/code/espurna/web.ino b/code/espurna/web.ino
index 9f6ac23c..c3e6682f 100644
--- a/code/espurna/web.ino
+++ b/code/espurna/web.ino
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ constexpr const size_t WEB_CONFIG_BUFFER_MAX = 4096;
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void _onReset(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
+
+    webLog(request);
+    if (!webAuthenticate(request)) {
+        return request->requestAuthentication(getSetting("hostname").c_str());
+    }
+
     deferredReset(100, CUSTOM_RESET_HTTP);
     request->send(200);
 }