diff --git a/server/client.go b/server/client.go
index 28aca56..9d6b17f 100644
--- a/server/client.go
+++ b/server/client.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func newClient(app *App) *client {
 
 	c.app = app
 	c.ldb = app.ldb
-	c.isAuthed = false || c.authEnabled()
+	c.isAuthed = false
 	c.db, _ = app.ldb.Select(0) //use default db
 
 	return c
diff --git a/server/cmd_server_test.go b/server/cmd_server_test.go
index e44d62d..69be285 100644
--- a/server/cmd_server_test.go
+++ b/server/cmd_server_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ func TestAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	c2 := getTestConnAuth("password")
 	defer c2.Close()
 
+	// Should fail doing a command as we've not authed
+	_, err = c2.Do("GET", "tmp_select_key")
+	if err.Error() != " not authenticated" {
+		t.Fatal("Expected authentication error:", err)
+	}
+
 	// Login
 	_, err = c2.Do("AUTH", "password")
 	if err != nil {