diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/nginx/servers/ingress.conf b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/nginx/servers/ingress.conf
index 24b34b0aa..4b543c0be 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/nginx/servers/ingress.conf
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/nginx/servers/ingress.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     include /etc/nginx/includes/proxy_params.conf;
 
     proxy_buffering off;
+    auth_basic_user_file /home/pi/.htpasswd;
 
     location / {
       # Proxy pass