diff --git a/garage.py b/garage.py
index 49d9fab..9589388 100644
--- a/garage.py
+++ b/garage.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ eastPin = config['garage'].getint('east-pin')
 westPin = config['garage'].getint('west-pin')
 ntfy = config['push'].get('ntfy')
 topic = config['push'].get('topic')
+auth = config['push'].get('auth')
 
 
 def main():
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ def persistState():
 
 def sendNotification():
     requests.post(
-        url=f'https://{ntfy}/{topic}',
+        url=f'https://{ntfy}/{topic}?auth={auth}',
         data='update'.encode(encoding='utf-8')
     )