diff --git a/modules/pihole/client.go b/modules/pihole/client.go
index b0fc5b5f5..8f956f500 100644
--- a/modules/pihole/client.go
+++ b/modules/pihole/client.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ type Status struct {
 	} `json:"gravity_last_updated"`
 }
 
-func getStatus(c http.Client, apiURL string) (status Status, err error) {
+func getStatus(c http.Client, settings *Settings) (status Status, err error) {
 	var req *http.Request
 
 	var url *url2.URL
 
-	if url, err = url2.Parse(apiURL); err != nil {
+	if url, err = url2.Parse(settings.apiUrl); err != nil {
 		return status, fmt.Errorf(" failed to parse API URL\n %s", parseError(err))
 	}
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func getStatus(c http.Client, apiURL string) (status Status, err error) {
 		return status, fmt.Errorf(" failed to parse query\n %s", parseError(err))
 	}
 
+	query.Add("auth", settings.token)
 	query.Add("summary", "")
 
 	url.RawQuery = query.Encode()
diff --git a/modules/pihole/view.go b/modules/pihole/view.go
index 0d67e2cb4..ecda0a3ce 100644
--- a/modules/pihole/view.go
+++ b/modules/pihole/view.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func getSummaryView(c http.Client, settings *Settings) string {
 
 	var s Status
 
-	s, err = getStatus(c, settings.apiUrl)
+	s, err = getStatus(c, settings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err.Error()
 	}