1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 99ee1b9..dee0a32 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // First thing: until a handler is installed, SIGINT and SIGTERM kill the process on
     // the spot, and startup (spawning Mycelium, bootstrap) can take minutes.
     let stop = watch_for_shutdown().context("Installing signal handlers")?;
+    // A broken htpasswd will abort startup.
+    let auth_state = AuthState::new(&args.htpasswd)?;
 
     let mycelium_setup = {
         let spawn_config = MyceliumSpawnConfig {
@@ -223,7 +225,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     );
     swarm::state_file::update(&state, true).await;
 
-    let auth_state = AuthState::new(&args.htpasswd);
     let app = api::router(state.clone(), auth_state, args.debug_api);
 
     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(args.bind_addr)