diff --git a/server/directives.go b/server/directives.go
index 79573b152d20e3c165cc053075230eb1378c4200..26135b47d670dd27728199a041f7482a54838466 100644
--- a/server/directives.go
+++ b/server/directives.go
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ 	case auth.AUTH_OAUTH2:
 		if authctx.Grants.Has(scope, kind) {
 			return next(ctx)
 		}
+	case auth.AUTH_ANON_INTERNAL:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Access denied for internal anonymous auth")
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("Unknown auth method for access check"))
 	}