diff --git a/autoreply_editor/__init__.py b/autoreply_editor/__init__.py
index 9724f03..64a9a3b 100644
--- a/autoreply_editor/__init__.py
+++ b/autoreply_editor/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 
 import autoreply_editor.main
 
+app.config['BASIC_AUTH_FORCE'] = True
 app.config.from_pyfile("../config.py")