diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 177c3ee1..0e10b3fb 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ func (h *Headscale) httpAuthenticationMiddleware(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusUnauthorized)
-
 	valid, err := h.ValidateAPIKey(strings.TrimPrefix(authHeader, AuthPrefix))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().