diff --git a/agent/pkg/api/socket_routes.go b/agent/pkg/api/socket_routes.go
index fa0257799..41a1064e6 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/api/socket_routes.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/api/socket_routes.go
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func WebSocketRoutes(app *gin.Engine, eventHandlers EventHandlers, startTime int64) {
-	app.GET("/ws", middlewares.RequiresAuth(), func(c *gin.Context) {
+	app.GET("/ws", func(c *gin.Context) {
 		websocketHandler(c.Writer, c.Request, eventHandlers, false, startTime)
-	})
+	}, middlewares.RequiresAuth())
 
 	app.GET("/wsTapper", func(c *gin.Context) { // TODO: add m2m authentication to this route
 		websocketHandler(c.Writer, c.Request, eventHandlers, true, startTime)