diff --git a/mslib/mscolab/server.py b/mslib/mscolab/server.py
index 584b2998c..bfd6b410b 100644
--- a/mslib/mscolab/server.py
+++ b/mslib/mscolab/server.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def home():
     return render_template("/index.html")
 
 
-@APP.route("/status")
+@APP.route("/status_auth")
 @conditional_decorator(auth.login_required, mscolab_settings.__dict__.get('enable_basic_http_authentication', False))
 def hello():
     return "Mscolab server"
diff --git a/mslib/msui/mscolab.py b/mslib/msui/mscolab.py
index 6d9076255..ea8948633 100644
--- a/mslib/msui/mscolab.py
+++ b/mslib/msui/mscolab.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def connect_handler(self):
             s = requests.Session()
             s.auth = auth
             s.headers.update({'x-test': 'true'})
-            r = s.get(urljoin(url, 'status'), timeout=(2, 10))
+            r = s.get(urljoin(url, 'status_auth'), timeout=(2, 10))
             if r.status_code == 401:
                 self.set_status("Error", 'Server authentication data were incorrect.')
             elif r.status_code == 200: