diff --git a/searcharr.py b/searcharr.py
index fa08ec9..77fb1b7 100644
--- a/searcharr.py
+++ b/searcharr.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 DBFILE = "searcharr.db"
 DBLOCK = Lock()
 
-
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog="Searcharr", description="Start the Searcharr Bot."
@@ -414,6 +413,11 @@ def __init__(self, token):
 
     def cmd_start(self, update, context):
         logger.debug(f"Received start cmd from [{update.message.from_user.username}]")
+        if update.message.chat.type == "supergroup" and self._authenticated(update.message.chat.id):
+            self._add_user(
+                id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                username=str(update.message.from_user.username)
+            )
         password = self._strip_entities(update.message)
         if password and password == settings.searcharr_admin_password:
             self._add_user(
@@ -1775,6 +1779,10 @@ def run(self):
                 "Developer mode is enabled; skipping registration of error handler--exceptions will be raised."
             )
 
+        for chat_id in settings.auth_bypass_list.split(","):
+            logger.debug(f"Adding chat_id [{chat_id}] to auth bypass list")
+            self._add_user(id=int(chat_id), username="")
+
         updater.start_polling()
         updater.idle()
 
diff --git a/settings-sample.py b/settings-sample.py
index 39c573a..2ffa8e1 100644
--- a/settings-sample.py
+++ b/settings-sample.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 # Telegram
 tgram_token = ""
 
+ # Comma separated list of user ids that can bypass non-admin authentication
+auth_bypass_list = ""
+
 # Sonarr
 sonarr_enabled = True
 sonarr_url = ""  # http://192.168.0.100:8989