diff --git a/client.coffee b/client.coffee
index 0ffb721..200cad9 100644
--- a/client.coffee
+++ b/client.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Client
         else if msg.cmd == 'auth' and msg.data
             @.authUser(msg.data)
         else if msg.cmd == 'subscribe' and msg.routing_key
-            if msg.routing_key.indexOf("live_notifications") == 0
+            if @.auth and msg.routing_key.indexOf("live_notifications") == 0
                 userId = signing.getUserId(@.auth.token)
                 @.addSubscription("live_notifications.#{userId}")
             else