diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/authentication.go b/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/authentication.go
index 2bdc5fe2cb..2ee63fe34b 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/authentication.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/authentication.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ var (
 	_unprotectedPathPrefixes = [...]string{
 		"/files",
 		"/data",
+		"/account",
 		"/s/",
 		"/settings",
 		"/user-management",