diff --git a/proxy/pkg/middleware/basic_auth.go b/proxy/pkg/middleware/basic_auth.go
index 3a63b86847..83e562da58 100644
--- a/proxy/pkg/middleware/basic_auth.go
+++ b/proxy/pkg/middleware/basic_auth.go
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ func (m basicAuth) isPublicLink(req *http.Request) bool {
 }
 
 func (m basicAuth) isBasicAuth(req *http.Request) bool {
-	login, password, ok := req.BasicAuth()
-	return m.enabled && ok && login != "" && password != ""
+	_, _, ok := req.BasicAuth()
+	return m.enabled && ok
 }
 
 type code int