diff --git a/mod/nginx/bbb/notes.nginx b/mod/nginx/bbb/notes.nginx
index ea8705d..a802dc0 100644
--- a/mod/nginx/bbb/notes.nginx
+++ b/mod/nginx/bbb/notes.nginx
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ location /pad/p/ {
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https; # for EP to set secure cookie flag when https is used
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
 
-    # there is currently no viable source for building the
-    # bbb-etherpad including sesstiontokens which got introduced in v2.2.21
-    # https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/10159
-    #
-    # We disable the authentication for now.
-    
-    # auth_request /bigbluebutton/connection/checkAuthorization;
-    # auth_request_set $auth_status $upstream_status;
+    auth_request /bigbluebutton/connection/checkAuthorization;
+    auth_request_set $auth_status $upstream_status;
 }
 
 location /pad {
@@ -53,8 +47,8 @@ location /pad/socket.io {
     proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
     proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
 
-    # auth_request /bigbluebutton/connection/checkAuthorization;
-    # auth_request_set $auth_status $upstream_status;
+    auth_request /bigbluebutton/connection/checkAuthorization;
+    auth_request_set $auth_status $upstream_status;
 }
 
 location /static {