diff --git a/actix/Cargo.lock b/actix/Cargo.lock
index b3c1c13..25a0a70 100644
--- a/actix/Cargo.lock
+++ b/actix/Cargo.lock
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "simply-shorten"
-version = "4.0.0"
+version = "4.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-files",
  "actix-session",
diff --git a/actix/Cargo.toml b/actix/Cargo.toml
index ec81ea8..cc50d0a 100644
--- a/actix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "simply-shorten"
-version = "4.0.0"
+version = "4.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/actix/src/auth.rs b/actix/src/auth.rs
index fd9b612..9d57339 100644
--- a/actix/src/auth.rs
+++ b/actix/src/auth.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 use actix_session::Session;
-use std::time::SystemTime;
+use std::{env, time::SystemTime};
 
 pub fn validate(session: Session) -> bool {
+    // If there's no password provided, just return true
+    if env::var("password").is_err() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     let token = session.get::<String>("session-token");
     if token.is_err() {
         false