diff --git a/API/Controllers/BookController.cs b/API/Controllers/BookController.cs
index 958582338..a4b729187 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/BookController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/BookController.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using API.Entities.Enums;
 using API.Extensions;
 using API.Services;
 using HtmlAgilityPack;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using VersOne.Epub;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ namespace API.Controllers
         /// <param name="file"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpGet("{chapterId}/book-resources")]
+        [AllowAnonymous]
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetBookPageResources(int chapterId, [FromQuery] string file)
         {
             var chapter = await _unitOfWork.ChapterRepository.GetChapterAsync(chapterId);
diff --git a/API/Controllers/ImageController.cs b/API/Controllers/ImageController.cs
index 1a19666d6..fe52b67ef 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ImageController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ImageController.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace API.Controllers
     /// <summary>
     /// Responsible for servicing up images stored in Kavita for entities
     /// </summary>
+    [AllowAnonymous]
     public class ImageController : BaseApiController
     {
         private readonly IUnitOfWork _unitOfWork;
diff --git a/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs b/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs
index 3aab19e89..df36d71b8 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/ReaderController.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using API.Extensions;
 using API.Services;
 using API.SignalR;
 using Hangfire;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ namespace API.Controllers
         [HttpGet("pdf")]
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetPdf(int chapterId)
         {
-
             var chapter = await _cacheService.Ensure(chapterId);
             if (chapter == null) return BadRequest("There was an issue finding pdf file for reading");
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace API.Controllers
         /// <param name="page"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpGet("image")]
+        [AllowAnonymous]
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetImage(int chapterId, int page)
         {
             if (page < 0) page = 0;
diff --git a/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj b/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj
index debd9b5a9..7762f097c 100644
--- a/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj
+++ b/Kavita.Common/Kavita.Common.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
         <Company>kavitareader.com</Company>
         <Product>Kavita</Product>
-        <AssemblyVersion>0.5.4.1</AssemblyVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>0.5.4.2</AssemblyVersion>
         <NeutralLanguage>en</NeutralLanguage>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.html b/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.html
index 12467fa61..b3cafee5d 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.html
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<div class="{{theme}}">
+<div class="{{theme}}" *ngIf="accountService.currentUser$ | async as user">
     <ngx-extended-pdf-viewer
         #pdfViewer
         [src]="readerService.downloadPdf(this.chapterId)"
+        [authorization]="'Bearer ' + user.token"
         height="100vh"
         [(page)]="currentPage"
         [textLayer]="true" 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
         [(zoom)]="zoomSetting"
         [showSecondaryToolbarButton]="true"
         
+        
         [showBorders]="true"
         [theme]="theme"
         [formTheme]="theme"
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.ts
index e2eee4dae..d5c10b1ae 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/pdf-reader/pdf-reader/pdf-reader.component.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class PdfReaderComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   private readonly onDestroy = new Subject<void>();
 
-  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router, private accountService: AccountService,
+  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router, public accountService: AccountService,
     private seriesService: SeriesService, public readerService: ReaderService,
     private navService: NavService, private toastr: ToastrService,
     private bookService: BookService, private themeService: ThemeService, private location: Location) {