diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index d8b4c6b9e..c333b61c4 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function register(app) {
     route(GET, '/api/setup/status', [], setupApiRoute.getStatus, apiResultHandler);
     route(POST, '/api/setup/new-document', [auth.checkAppNotInitialized], setupApiRoute.setupNewDocument, apiResultHandler);
     route(POST, '/api/setup/sync-from-server', [auth.checkAppNotInitialized], setupApiRoute.setupSyncFromServer, apiResultHandler, false);
-    route(GET, '/api/setup/sync-seed', [auth.checkBasicAuth], setupApiRoute.getSyncSeed, apiResultHandler);
+    route(GET, '/api/setup/sync-seed', [auth.checkCredentials], setupApiRoute.getSyncSeed, apiResultHandler);
     route(POST, '/api/setup/sync-seed', [auth.checkAppNotInitialized], setupApiRoute.saveSyncSeed, apiResultHandler, false);
 
     apiRoute(GET, '/api/sql/schema', sqlRoute.getSchema);