diff --git a/lib/hapi.js b/lib/hapi.js
index 0f2e2a8..cbd7ecb 100644
--- a/lib/hapi.js
+++ b/lib/hapi.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function plugin(options) {
       server.route({
         method: 'GET',
         path: options.url,
+        auth: options.auth||false,
         handler: (req, reply) => {
           const response = reply(metrics.summary());
           response.type('text/plain');