diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index d9bcf241..71829a01 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ parser.add_argument('--rwkv-cuda-on', action='store_true', help='RWKV: Compile t
 parser.add_argument('--no-stream', action='store_true', help='Don\'t stream the text output in real time.')
 parser.add_argument('--settings', type=str, help='Load the default interface settings from this json file. See settings-template.json for an example. If you create a file called settings.json, this file will be loaded by default without the need to use the --settings flag.')
 parser.add_argument('--extensions', type=str, nargs="+", help='The list of extensions to load. If you want to load more than one extension, write the names separated by spaces.')
+parser.add_argument("--model-dir", type=str, default='models/', help="Path to directory with all the models")
+parser.add_argument("--lora-dir", type=str, default='loras/', help="Path to directory with all the loras")
+parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true', help='Print the prompts to the terminal.')
 parser.add_argument('--listen', action='store_true', help='Make the web UI reachable from your local network.')
 parser.add_argument('--listen-port', type=int, help='The listening port that the server will use.')
 parser.add_argument('--share', action='store_true', help='Create a public URL. This is useful for running the web UI on Google Colab or similar.')
 parser.add_argument('--auto-launch', action='store_true', default=False, help='Open the web UI in the default browser upon launch.')
-parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true', help='Print the prompts to the terminal.')
 parser.add_argument("--gradio-auth-path", type=str, help='set gradio authentication file path ex. "/path/to/auth/file" with format like "u1:p1,u2:p2,u3:p3"', default=None)
-parser.add_argument("--model-dir", type=str, default='models/', help="Path to directory with all the models")
-parser.add_argument("--lora-dir", type=str, default='loras/', help="Path to directory with all the loras")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 # Provisional, this will be deleted later
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 15aa84bb..66f60074 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -498,16 +498,21 @@ def create_interface():
         if shared.args.extensions is not None:
             extensions_module.create_extensions_block()
 
+    # Authentication
+    auth = None
+    if shared.args.gradio_auth_path is not None:
+        gradio_auth_creds = []
+        with open(shared.args.gradio_auth_path, 'r', encoding="utf8") as file:
+            for line in file.readlines():
+                gradio_auth_creds += [x.strip() for x in line.split(',') if x.strip()]
+        auth = [tuple(cred.split(':')) for cred in gradio_auth_creds]
+
     # Launch the interface
-    gradio_auth_creds = []
-    with open(shared.args.gradio_auth_path, 'r', encoding="utf8") as file:
-        for line in file.readlines():
-            gradio_auth_creds += [x.strip() for x in line.split(',') if x.strip()]
     shared.gradio['interface'].queue()
     if shared.args.listen:
-        shared.gradio['interface'].launch(prevent_thread_lock=True, share=shared.args.share, server_name='0.0.0.0', server_port=shared.args.listen_port, inbrowser=shared.args.auto_launch, auth=[tuple(cred.split(':')) for cred in gradio_auth_creds] if gradio_auth_creds else None)
+        shared.gradio['interface'].launch(prevent_thread_lock=True, share=shared.args.share, server_name='0.0.0.0', server_port=shared.args.listen_port, inbrowser=shared.args.auto_launch, auth=auth)
     else:
-        shared.gradio['interface'].launch(prevent_thread_lock=True, share=shared.args.share, server_port=shared.args.listen_port, inbrowser=shared.args.auto_launch, auth=[tuple(cred.split(':')) for cred in gradio_auth_creds] if gradio_auth_creds else None)
+        shared.gradio['interface'].launch(prevent_thread_lock=True, share=shared.args.share, server_port=shared.args.listen_port, inbrowser=shared.args.auto_launch, auth=auth)
 
 create_interface()