diff --git a/modules/system/homelab/proxy.nix b/modules/system/homelab/proxy.nix
index 083a86f..0486260 100644
--- a/modules/system/homelab/proxy.nix
+++ b/modules/system/homelab/proxy.nix
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ in {
             forwardedHeaders.trustedIPs = [ "127.0.0.1/32" ];
           };
         };
+        http.middlewares.auth.basicAuth.usersFile = "/var/lib/nginx/.htpasswd";
         api = {
           dashboard = true;
           insecure = true;