diff --git a/index.cgi b/index.cgi
index a119dae..bc1de92 100755
--- a/index.cgi
+++ b/index.cgi
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@
 		webnotes.form_dict[key] = webnotes.form.getvalue(key)
 
 	# init request
-	webnotes.http_request = webnotes.auth.HTTPRequest()
+	try:
+		webnotes.http_request = webnotes.auth.HTTPRequest()
+	except Exception, e:
+		if webnotes.response['message']=='Authentication Failed':
+			pass
+		else:
+			raise e
 
 def respond():
 	import webnotes
@@ -34,4 +40,4 @@
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
 	init()
-	respond()
\ No newline at end of file
+	respond()