diff --git a/airos/base.py b/airos/base.py
index bc0c5f4..7d4d191 100644
--- a/airos/base.py
+++ b/airos/base.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ async def _request_json(
             _LOGGER.error(
                 "Request to %s failed with status %s: %s", url, err.status, err.message
             )
-            if err.status == 401:
+            if err.status in [401, 403]:
                 raise AirOSConnectionAuthenticationError from err
             raise AirOSConnectionSetupError from err
         except (TimeoutError, aiohttp.ClientError) as err:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e2f2ac3..72a3926 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name            = "airos"
-version         = "0.5.1"
+version         = "0.5.2"
 license         = "MIT"
 description     = "Ubiquiti airOS module(s) for Python 3."
 readme          = "README.md"