diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e259bc6..9e54b94 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    obsws (0.1.2)
+    obsws (0.1.3)
       observer (~> 0.1.1)
       waitutil (~> 0.2.1)
       websocket-driver (~> 0.7.5)
diff --git a/lib/obsws/base.rb b/lib/obsws/base.rb
index ed44c39..5b17933 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/base.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/base.rb
@@ -75,18 +75,18 @@ module OBSWS
     end
 
     def identify(auth)
+      payload = {
+        op: Mixin::OPCodes::IDENTIFY,
+        d: {
+          rpcVersion: 1,
+          eventSubscriptions: @subs
+        }
+      }
       if auth
         if @password.empty?
           raise OBSWSError("auth enabled but no password provided")
         end
         LOGGER.info("initiating authentication")
-        payload = {
-          op: Mixin::OPCodes::IDENTIFY,
-          d: {
-            rpcVersion: 1,
-            eventSubscriptions: @subs
-          }
-        }
         payload[:d][:authentication] = auth_token(**auth)
       end
       @driver.text(JSON.generate(payload))
diff --git a/lib/obsws/version.rb b/lib/obsws/version.rb
index 9cd2216..013e000 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/version.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/version.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module OBSWS
     end
 
     def patch
-      2
+      3
     end
 
     def to_a