diff --git a/libsql-server/src/rpc/proxy.rs b/libsql-server/src/rpc/proxy.rs
index 093ad56c19..8a7f9019a6 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/rpc/proxy.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/rpc/proxy.rs
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ impl ProxyService {
         let namespace_jwt_key = self.namespaces.with(namespace, |ns| ns.jwt_key()).await;
         let namespace_jwt_key = match namespace_jwt_key {
             Ok(Ok(jwt_key)) => Ok(jwt_key),
+            Err(crate::error::Error::NamespaceDoesntExist(_)) => Ok(None),
             Err(e) => Err(tonic::Status::internal(format!(
                 "Error fetching jwt key for a namespace: {}",
                 e
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/rpc/replica_proxy.rs b/libsql-server/src/rpc/replica_proxy.rs
index ac85058fc6..6c5aeb92a9 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/rpc/replica_proxy.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/rpc/replica_proxy.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ impl ReplicaProxyService {
                 authenticated.upgrade_grpc_request(req);
                 Ok(())
             }
+            Err(crate::error::Error::NamespaceDoesntExist(_)) => {
+                let authenticated = self.auth.authenticate_grpc(req, false, None)?;
+                authenticated.upgrade_grpc_request(req);
+                Ok(())
+            }
             Err(e) => Err(Status::internal(format!(
                 "Error fetching jwt key for a namespace: {}",
                 e
diff --git a/libsql-server/src/rpc/replication_log.rs b/libsql-server/src/rpc/replication_log.rs
index 075d9b81b4..d217c3c7fd 100644
--- a/libsql-server/src/rpc/replication_log.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/src/rpc/replication_log.rs
@@ -71,10 +71,18 @@ impl ReplicationLogService {
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Err(e) => Err(Status::internal(format!(
-                "Error fetching jwt key for a namespace: {}",
-                e
-            ))),
+            Err(e) => match e.as_ref() {
+                crate::error::Error::NamespaceDoesntExist(_) => {
+                    if let Some(auth) = &self.auth {
+                        auth.authenticate_grpc(req, self.disable_namespaces, None)?;
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                _ => Err(Status::internal(format!(
+                    "Error fetching jwt key for a namespace: {}",
+                    e
+                ))),
+            },
             Ok(Err(e)) => Err(Status::internal(format!(
                 "Error fetching jwt key for a namespace: {}",
                 e