diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07439f6a5..59238cc34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $ cloud-torrent --help
   --version, -v
 
   Version:
-    0.8.3
+    0.8.4
 
   Read more:
     https://github.com/jpillora/cloud-torrent
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 58cd2dee0..ce273c43a 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ func (s *Server) reconfigure(c engine.Config) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
+	//handle realtime client connections
+	if r.URL.Path == "/realtime.js" {
+		realtime.JS.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		return
+	} else if r.URL.Path == "/realtime" {
+		s.rt.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+
 	//basic auth
 	if s.Auth != "" {
 		u, p, _ := r.BasicAuth()
@@ -193,15 +203,6 @@ func (s *Server) handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-
-	//handle realtime client connections
-	if r.URL.Path == "/realtime.js" {
-		realtime.JS.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-		return
-	} else if r.URL.Path == "/realtime" {
-		s.rt.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-		return
-	}
 	//search
 	if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/search") {
 		s.scraperh.ServeHTTP(w, r)