diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index 0dae8ed..62c4f75 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ async function submitAuthToken() {
       localStorage.setItem('nexus_token', val);
       hideAuthGate();
       toast('Authenticated', 'success');
+      _wsHalted = false;
+      _wsBackoff = 1000;
+      _wsAttempts = 0;
       bootApp();
     } else {
       document.getElementById('authError').style.display = 'block';
@@ -47,7 +50,8 @@ async function submitAuthToken() {
 
 async function probeAuth() {
   try {
-    const r = await _origFetch('/api/status');
+    const opts = nexusToken ? { headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + nexusToken } } : {};
+    const r = await _origFetch('/api/status', opts);
     if (r.status === 401) { showAuthGate(); return false; }
     return true;
   } catch(e) { return true; }
@@ -79,7 +83,6 @@ let publicUrl = null;
 let telemetryChart = null;
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
-  initWebSocket();
   initChart();
   updateServerEndpoint();
 });