diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index ac57434..d24552b 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ if [[ x"$NPM" == x"1" ]]; then
 
   npm config set registry https://registry.spoiledcat.com
   npm config set //registry.spoiledcat.com/:_authToken $NPM_TOKEN
-  npm config set always-auth true
   pushd build/npm
   for pkg in *.tgz;do
     npm publish -quiet $pkg