diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_auth.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_auth.py
index 6655dbf86..0d1378b6d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_auth.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_auth.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async def get_ws_token(
         # Just return the token if it matches
         return token
     else:
-        logger.debug("Denying websocket request")
+        logger.info("Denying websocket request")
         # If it doesn't match, close the websocket connection
         await ws.close(code=status.WS_1008_POLICY_VIOLATION)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
index 45cc20e4d..384bd4115 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from starlette.websockets import WebSocketState
 
 from freqtrade.enums import RPCMessageType, RPCRequestType
+from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_auth import get_ws_token
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.deps import get_channel_manager, get_rpc
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.channel import WebSocketChannel
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.schema import (ValidationError, WSAnalyzedDFMessage,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ async def message_endpoint(
     ws: WebSocket,
     rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc),
     channel_manager=Depends(get_channel_manager),
+    token: str = Depends(get_ws_token)
 ):
     """
     Message WebSocket endpoint, facilitates sending RPC messages
@@ -105,6 +107,9 @@ async def message_endpoint(
             # Return a channel ID, pass that instead of ws to the rest of the methods
             channel = await channel_manager.on_connect(ws)
 
+            if not channel:
+                return
+
             logger.info(f"Consumer connected - {channel}")
 
             # Keep connection open until explicitly closed, and process requests
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py
index 6ad3f143e..73e80dd48 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ class ApiServer(RPCHandler):
         )
 
     def configure_app(self, app: FastAPI, config):
-        from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_auth import (get_ws_token, http_basic_or_jwt_token,
-                                                       router_login)
+        from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_auth import http_basic_or_jwt_token, router_login
         from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_backtest import router as api_backtest
         from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_v1 import router as api_v1
         from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.api_v1 import router_public as api_v1_public
@@ -155,9 +154,7 @@ class ApiServer(RPCHandler):
         app.include_router(api_backtest, prefix="/api/v1",
                            dependencies=[Depends(http_basic_or_jwt_token)],
                            )
-        app.include_router(ws_router, prefix="/api/v1",
-                           dependencies=[Depends(get_ws_token)]
-                           )
+        app.include_router(ws_router, prefix="/api/v1")
         app.include_router(router_login, prefix="/api/v1", tags=["auth"])
         # UI Router MUST be last!
         app.include_router(router_ui, prefix='')
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index 0efcc00c1..ccfe31424 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from unittest.mock import ANY, MagicMock, PropertyMock
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 import uvicorn
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import FastAPI, WebSocketDisconnect
 from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from requests.auth import _basic_auth_str
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from tests.conftest import (CURRENT_TEST_STRATEGY, create_mock_trades, get_mock_
 BASE_URI = "/api/v1"
 _TEST_USER = "FreqTrader"
 _TEST_PASS = "SuperSecurePassword1!"
+_TEST_WS_TOKEN = "secret_Ws_t0ken"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ def botclient(default_conf, mocker):
                                         "CORS_origins": ['http://example.com'],
                                         "username": _TEST_USER,
                                         "password": _TEST_PASS,
+                                        "ws_token": _TEST_WS_TOKEN
                                         }})
 
     ftbot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
@@ -155,6 +157,23 @@ def test_api_auth():
         get_user_from_token(b'not_a_token', 'secret1234')
 
 
+def test_api_ws_auth(botclient):
+    ftbot, client = botclient
+
+    bad_token = "bad-ws_token"
+    url = f"/api/v1/message/ws?token={bad_token}"
+
+    with pytest.raises(WebSocketDisconnect):
+        with client.websocket_connect(url) as websocket:
+            websocket.receive()
+
+    good_token = _TEST_WS_TOKEN
+    url = f"/api/v1/message/ws?token={good_token}"
+
+    with client.websocket_connect(url) as websocket:
+        websocket.send(1)
+
+
 def test_api_unauthorized(botclient):
     ftbot, client = botclient
     rc = client.get(f"{BASE_URI}/ping")