diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
index 78a358876..0d33855a6 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/views.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class TagViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
 
 class Search(views.APIView):
     max_results = 3
+    permission_classes = [ConditionalAuthentication]
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         query = request.GET['query']
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/119.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/119.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2e7ff71f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/119.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed forced redirection to login event with API_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED=False (#119)
diff --git a/front/src/App.vue b/front/src/App.vue
index b26959fe7..347f19e30 100644
--- a/front/src/App.vue
+++ b/front/src/App.vue
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     openWebsocket () {
+      if (!this.$store.state.auth.authenticated) {
+        return
+      }
       let self = this
       let token = this.$store.state.auth.token
       // let token = 'test'
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue b/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue
index 988ff0a7d..99896d04b 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export default {
       },
       apiSettings: {
         beforeXHR: function (xhrObject) {
+          if (!self.$store.state.auth.authenticated) {
+            return xhrObject
+          }
           xhrObject.setRequestHeader('Authorization', self.$store.getters['auth/header'])
           return xhrObject
         },
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Home.vue b/front/src/components/library/Home.vue
index e4e22fc09..40f6808f9 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Home.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Home.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </div>
         <div class="column">
           <h2 class="ui header">Music requests</h2>
-          <request-form></request-form>
+          <request-form v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated"></request-form>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Library.vue b/front/src/components/library/Library.vue
index 6cd156493..c20922127 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Library.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Library.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/artists" exact>Artists</router-link>
       <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/radios" exact>Radios</router-link>
       <div class="ui secondary right menu">
-        <router-link class="ui item" to="/library/requests/" exact>
+        <router-link v-if="$store.state.auth.authenticated" class="ui item" to="/library/requests/" exact>
           Requests
           <div class="ui teal label">{{ requestsCount }}</div>
         </router-link>
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     fetchRequestsCount () {
+      if (!this.$store.state.authenticated) {
+        return
+      }
       let self = this
-      axios.get('requests/import-requests', {params: {status: 'pending'}}).then(response => {
+      axios.get('requests/import-requests/', {params: {status: 'pending'}}).then(response => {
         self.requestsCount = response.data.count
       })
     }