diff --git a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
index 007ebe229d..5d8d4e7e13 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
@@ -3,15 +3,35 @@ const database = require("../db")
 const { getCookie, clearCookie } = require("../utils")
 const { StaticDatabases } = require("../db/utils")
 
-function makeRegex() {
+const PARAM_REGEX = /\/:(.*?)\//g
 
+function buildNoAuthRegex(patterns) {
+  return patterns.map(pattern => {
+    const isObj = typeof pattern === "object" && pattern.route
+    const method = isObj ? pattern.method : "GET"
+    let route = isObj ? pattern.route : pattern
+
+    const matches = route.match(PARAM_REGEX)
+    if (matches) {
+      for (let match of matches) {
+        route = route.replace(match, "/.*/")
+      }
+    }
+    return { regex: new RegExp(route), method }
+  })
 }
 
-module.exports = (noAuthPatterns = []) => {
-  const regex = new RegExp(noAuthPatterns.join("|"))
+module.exports = (noAuthPatterns = [], opts) => {
+  const noAuthOptions = noAuthPatterns ? buildNoAuthRegex(noAuthPatterns) : []
   return async (ctx, next) => {
     // the path is not authenticated
-    if (regex.test(ctx.request.url)) {
+    const found = noAuthOptions.find(({ regex, method }) => {
+      return (
+        regex.test(ctx.request.url) &&
+        ctx.request.method.toLowerCase() === method.toLowerCase()
+      )
+    })
+    if (found != null) {
       return next()
     }
     try {
@@ -34,10 +54,14 @@ module.exports = (noAuthPatterns = []) => {
       if (ctx.isAuthenticated !== true) {
         ctx.isAuthenticated = false
       }
-
       return next()
     } catch (err) {
-      ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err)
+      // allow configuring for public access
+      if (opts && opts.publicAllowed) {
+        ctx.isAuthenticated = false
+      } else {
+        ctx.throw(err.status || 403, err)
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
index 369578d05e..8dfd2f5c6a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ const pkg = require("../../package.json")
 const router = new Router()
 const env = require("../environment")
 
-const NO_AUTH_ENDPOINTS = [
-  "/health",
-  "/version",
-  "webhooks/trigger",
-  "webhooks/schema",
-]
-
 router
   .use(
     compress({
@@ -38,7 +31,11 @@ router
   })
   .use("/health", ctx => (ctx.status = 200))
   .use("/version", ctx => (ctx.body = pkg.version))
-  .use(buildAuthMiddleware(NO_AUTH_ENDPOINTS))
+  .use(
+    buildAuthMiddleware(null, {
+      publicAllowed: true,
+    })
+  )
   .use(currentApp)
 
 // error handling middleware
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/auth.js b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/auth.js
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/worker/src/api/controllers/auth.js
rename to packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/auth.js
index 18ee2d64e8..94fb8e0ece 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/admin/auth.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const authPkg = require("@budibase/auth")
 const { google } = require("@budibase/auth/src/middleware")
-const { Configs } = require("../../constants")
-const CouchDB = require("../../db")
-const { sendEmail } = require("../../utilities/email")
+const { Configs } = require("../../../constants")
+const CouchDB = require("../../../db")
+const { sendEmail } = require("../../../utilities/email")
 const { clearCookie, getGlobalUserByEmail } = authPkg.utils
 const { Cookies } = authPkg.constants
 const { passport } = authPkg.auth
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/index.js b/packages/worker/src/api/index.js
index d0e60ffcd2..c4877beabf 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/index.js
@@ -5,10 +5,22 @@ const { routes } = require("./routes")
 const { buildAuthMiddleware } = require("@budibase/auth").auth
 
 const NO_AUTH_ENDPOINTS = [
-  "/api/admin/users/first",
-  "/api/admin/auth",
-  "/api/admin/auth/google",
-  "/api/admin/auth/google/callback",
+  {
+    route: "/api/admin/users/first",
+    method: "POST",
+  },
+  {
+    route: "/api/admin/auth",
+    method: "POST",
+  },
+  {
+    route: "/api/admin/auth/google",
+    method: "GET",
+  },
+  {
+    route: "/api/admin/auth/google/callback",
+    method: "GET",
+  },
 ]
 
 const router = new Router()
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/auth.js b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/admin/auth.js
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/worker/src/api/routes/auth.js
rename to packages/worker/src/api/routes/admin/auth.js
index e914f334d7..60d2f4ae7d 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/auth.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/admin/auth.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
-const authController = require("../controllers/auth")
-const joiValidator = require("../../middleware/joi-validator")
+const authController = require("../../controllers/admin/auth")
+const joiValidator = require("../../../middleware/joi-validator")
 const Joi = require("joi")
 
 const router = Router()
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/index.js b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/index.js
index 412d8c255a..90fafffa2a 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/index.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const configRoutes = require("./admin/configs")
 const groupRoutes = require("./admin/groups")
 const templateRoutes = require("./admin/templates")
 const emailRoutes = require("./admin/email")
-const authRoutes = require("./auth")
+const authRoutes = require("./admin/auth")
 const appRoutes = require("./app")
 
 exports.routes = [