diff --git a/backend/infrahub/api/dependencies.py b/backend/infrahub/api/dependencies.py
index cb58029c39..bb415d9443 100644
--- a/backend/infrahub/api/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/infrahub/api/dependencies.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
     if config.SETTINGS.main.allow_anonymous_access and request.method.lower() in ["get", "options"]:
         return account_session
 
-    if request.method.lower() == "post" and account_session.read_only:
+    if request.method.lower() == "post" and account_session.read_only and account_session.authenticated:
         raise PermissionDeniedError("You are not allowed to perform this operation")
 
     raise AuthorizationError("Authentication is required")
diff --git a/changelog/+anonymous.fixed.md b/changelog/+anonymous.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65e0f6918d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/+anonymous.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Anonymous user will get a 401 response when trying to load a schema
\ No newline at end of file