diff --git a/server/directives.go b/server/directives.go
index a6c8a11edec6eb371ce4f8afdaa846c3db63aa26..79573b152d20e3c165cc053075230eb1378c4200 100644
--- a/server/directives.go
+++ b/server/directives.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ 	next graphql.Resolver) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	user := auth.ForContext(ctx)
 	switch user.AuthMethod {
-	case auth.AUTH_INTERNAL:
+	case auth.AUTH_INTERNAL, auth.AUTH_COOKIE:
 		return next(ctx)
 	case auth.AUTH_OAUTH2:
 		if user.BearerToken.ClientID != "" {