diff --git a/maxctrl/lib/common.js b/maxctrl/lib/common.js
index 99615833d..ce7459075 100644
--- a/maxctrl/lib/common.js
+++ b/maxctrl/lib/common.js
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
             base = 'https://'
         }
 
-        return base + argv.u + ':' + argv.p + '@' + host + '/v1/' + endpoint
+        return base + host + '/v1/' + endpoint
     }
 
 
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
     this.doAsyncRequest = function(host, resource, cb, obj) {
         args = obj || {}
         args.uri = getUri(host, this.argv.secure, resource)
+        args.auth = {user: argv.u, pass: argv.p}
         args.json = true
         args.timeout = this.argv.timeout
         setTlsCerts(args)