diff --git a/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_user_handler.erl b/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_user_handler.erl
index 257b248..6d7be85 100644
--- a/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_user_handler.erl
+++ b/dudeswave/src/dudeswave_user_handler.erl
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ forbidden(Req, State) ->
 			#{dudeauth := Auth, dudename := User} = cowboy_req:match_cookies([dudeauth,
 			    dudename], Req),
 
-			case dudeswave_auth:authenticate(User, Auth) of
+			case dudeswave_auth:authenticate(User, {cookie, Auth}) of
 				{error, service_unavailable} ->
 					{true, Req, State};
 				true ->