diff --git a/src/jconf.c b/src/jconf.c
index 400a8e41..f51195bd 100644
--- a/src/jconf.c
+++ b/src/jconf.c
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ jconf_t *read_jconf(const char * file)
                 conf.timeout = to_string(value);
             } else if (strcmp(name, "fast_open") == 0) {
                 conf.fast_open = value->u.boolean;
+            } else if (strcmp(name, "auth") == 0) {
+                conf.auth = value->u.boolean;
             } else if (strcmp(name, "nofile") == 0) {
                 conf.nofile = value->u.integer;
             } else if (strcmp(name, "nameserver") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/jconf.h b/src/jconf.h
index 0ce40bfd..ceac61f7 100644
--- a/src/jconf.h
+++ b/src/jconf.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char *password;
     char *method;
     char *timeout;
+    int auth;
     int fast_open;
     int nofile;
     char *nameserver;
diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index 5c443a47..1b0f55a6 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (timeout == NULL) {
             timeout = conf->timeout;
         }
+        if (auth == 0) {
+            auth = conf->auth;
+        }
         if (fast_open == 0) {
             fast_open = conf->fast_open;
         }
diff --git a/src/redir.c b/src/redir.c
index 791c2fc6..b317e6db 100644
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (timeout == NULL) {
             timeout = conf->timeout;
         }
+        if (auth == 0) {
+            auth = conf->auth;
+        }
     }
 
     if (remote_num == 0 || remote_port == NULL ||
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 4f6a2ad1..b948fedf 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1343,6 +1343,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (timeout == NULL) {
             timeout = conf->timeout;
         }
+        if (auth == 0) {
+            auth = conf->auth;
+        }
 #ifdef TCP_FASTOPEN
         if (fast_open == 0) {
             fast_open = conf->fast_open;
diff --git a/src/tunnel.c b/src/tunnel.c
index e5000066..3e027005 100644
--- a/src/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/tunnel.c
@@ -784,6 +784,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (timeout == NULL) {
             timeout = conf->timeout;
         }
+        if (auth == 0) {
+            auth = conf->auth;
+        }
     }
 
     if (remote_num == 0 || remote_port == NULL || tunnel_addr_str == NULL ||