diff --git a/PVE/HTTPServer.pm b/PVE/HTTPServer.pm
index 5ae0e973..ab8526b3 100755
--- a/PVE/HTTPServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/HTTPServer.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ sub auth_handler {
     $rpcenv->set_language('C');
     $rpcenv->set_client_ip($peer_host);
 
+    $rpcenv->init_request();
+
     my $require_auth = 1;
 
     # explicitly allow some calls without auth
@@ -129,8 +131,6 @@ sub rest_handler {
 
     my $rpcenv = $self->{rpcenv};
 
-    $rpcenv->init_request();
-
     my $base_handler_class = $self->{base_handler_class};
 
     die "no base handler - internal error" if !$base_handler_class;