diff --git a/routes/api/status.ts b/routes/api/status.ts
index 82da8cc..91eed8f 100644
--- a/routes/api/status.ts
+++ b/routes/api/status.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@ import { return_data } from "../../server/utils.ts";
 import { check_ffmpeg_binary } from "../../thumbnail/ffmpeg_binary.ts";
 
 export const handler: Handlers = {
-    async GET(_req, _ctx) {
+    async GET(_req, ctx) {
         const m = get_task_manager();
+        const is_authed = ctx.state.user !== undefined ||
+            m.db.get_user_count() === 0;
         const ffmpeg_binary_enabled = await check_ffmpeg_binary(
             m.cfg.ffmpeg_path,
         );
         const meilisearch_enabled = m.meilisearch !== undefined;
-        const meilisearch = meilisearch_enabled && m.cfg.meili_host &&
+        const meilisearch =
+            is_authed && meilisearch_enabled && m.cfg.meili_host &&
                 m.cfg.meili_update_api_key
-            ? {
-                host: m.cfg.meili_host,
-                key: m.cfg.meili_search_api_key ||
-                    m.cfg.meili_update_api_key,
-            }
-            : undefined;
+                ? {
+                    host: m.cfg.meili_host,
+                    key: m.cfg.meili_search_api_key ||
+                        m.cfg.meili_update_api_key,
+                }
+                : undefined;
         const no_user = m.db.get_user_count() === 0;
         return return_data<StatusData>({
             ffmpeg_binary_enabled,