diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs
index 58421aaf19..18bea59ad5 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthService.cs
@@ -146,11 +146,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.Security
             {
                 return true;
             }
+
             if (authAttribtues.AllowLocalOnly && request.IsLocal)
             {
                 return true;
             }
 
+            if (authAttribtues.IgnoreLegacyAuth)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
index 26f7d9d2dd..a0c9c3f5aa 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -37,13 +37,20 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override Task<AuthenticateResult> HandleAuthenticateAsync()
         {
-            var authenticatedAttribute = new AuthenticatedAttribute();
+            var authenticatedAttribute = new AuthenticatedAttribute
+            {
+                IgnoreLegacyAuth = true
+            };
+
             try
             {
                 var user = _authService.Authenticate(Request, authenticatedAttribute);
                 if (user == null)
                 {
-                    return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Fail("Invalid user"));
+                    return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.NoResult());
+                    // TODO return when legacy API is removed.
+                    // Don't spam the log with "Invalid User"
+                    // return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Fail("Invalid user"));
                 }
 
                 var claims = new[]
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/AuthenticatedAttribute.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/AuthenticatedAttribute.cs
index 29fb81e32a..9f2743ea18 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/AuthenticatedAttribute.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/AuthenticatedAttribute.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
             return (Roles ?? string.Empty).Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
         }
 
+        public bool IgnoreLegacyAuth { get; set; }
+        
         public bool AllowLocalOnly { get; set; }
     }
 
@@ -63,5 +65,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
         bool AllowLocalOnly { get; }
 
         string[] GetRoles();
+        
+        bool IgnoreLegacyAuth { get; }
     }
 }