diff --git a/services/ollama.nix b/services/ollama.nix
index c5fb0a2..4aa6e88 100644
--- a/services/ollama.nix
+++ b/services/ollama.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
         services.open-webui.enable = true;
         services.open-webui.port = 8888;
+        services.open-webui.environment.WEBUI_AUTH = "False"; # auth handled by Authelia upstream
 
         nixpkgs.overlays = [
             (final: prev: {