diff --git a/examples/crypto-websockets/server/auth/websocket.ts b/examples/crypto-websockets/server/auth/websocket.ts
index 89506aa8e..22c7ffff8 100644
--- a/examples/crypto-websockets/server/auth/websocket.ts
+++ b/examples/crypto-websockets/server/auth/websocket.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ export async function serverAuth({ authProps, done }) {
   console.log("token", authProps.getToken())
   console.log("userpass", authProps.getUserPass())
 
-  done(false)
+  if (authProps.getToken().split(' ')[1] === process.env.TOKEN) {
+    done(true);
+  } else {
+    done(false);
+  }
 }
 
 export async function clientAuth({ parsedAsyncAPI, serverName }) {