diff --git a/server/rest_test.go b/server/rest_test.go
index 1f5870c..f275d70 100644
--- a/server/rest_test.go
+++ b/server/rest_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func testREST(t *testing.T) (*REST, func(r *http.Request), func()) {
 	}
 	os.Setenv("FILEROOT", d)
 	os.Setenv("DRIVER_TYPE", "map")
-	os.Setenv("AUTH", "false")
+	os.Setenv("AUTH", "true")
 	os.Args = os.Args[:1]
 	os.Args = os.Args[:1]
 	rest, err := NewREST(storage.NewRateLimitedGraph(""))