diff --git a/chat-window-component.html b/chat-window-component.html
index cb0963c0d7a0d43039fa42befc37264d2b3606f7..708a437a45bd443d3bed5573bc96454f0c195bf8 100644
--- a/chat-window-component.html
+++ b/chat-window-component.html
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
       const component = document.querySelector('hd-chat-window');
 
       window.addEventListener("converse-loaded", function(event) {
+
         converse.initialize({
             debug: component.dataset.debug,
             root: shadowRoot,
-            authentication: component.dataset.debug,
+            authentication: component.dataset.authentication,
             auto_login: component.dataset.autoLogin,
             auto_join_rooms: [component.dataset.roomJid],
             bosh_service_url: component.dataset.boshServiceUrl,