diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
index 26f7d9d2dd..aab1141ee8 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Security.Authentication;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Auth
 
                 return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Success(ticket));
             }
+            catch (AuthenticationException ex)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Fail(ex));
+            }
             catch (SecurityException ex)
             {
                 return Task.FromResult(AuthenticateResult.Fail(ex));