diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 13d3abe..94356bf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -555,7 +555,12 @@ func runRPC(wg *sync.WaitGroup, ctx context.Context) {
 	if !dev {
 		_log.Infow("adding auth interceptor")
 		ac := authv3.NewAuthContext(kc, ks, as)
-		o := authv3.Option{}
+		o := authv3.Option{
+			ExcludeRPCMethods: []string{
+				"/rafay.dev.sentry.rpc.Bootstrap/GetBootstrapAgentTemplate",
+				"/rafay.dev.sentry.rpc.Bootstrap/RegisterBootstrapAgent",
+			},
+		}
 		opts = append(opts, _grpc.UnaryInterceptor(
 			ac.NewAuthUnaryInterceptor(o),
 		))