diff --git a/module/Rest/config/auth.config.php b/module/Rest/config/auth.config.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab3e1319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/Rest/config/auth.config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Shlinkio\Shlink\Rest;
+
+return [
+
+    'auth' => [
+        'routes_whitelist' => [
+            Action\AuthenticateAction::class,
+        ],
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/module/Rest/config/dependencies.config.php b/module/Rest/config/dependencies.config.php
index bfd1a774..9fa488c5 100644
--- a/module/Rest/config/dependencies.config.php
+++ b/module/Rest/config/dependencies.config.php
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ return [
         Action\Tag\CreateTagsAction::class => [Service\Tag\TagService::class, LoggerInterface::class],
         Action\Tag\UpdateTagAction::class => [Service\Tag\TagService::class, Translator::class, LoggerInterface::class],
 
-        Middleware\CheckAuthenticationMiddleware::class => [JWTService::class, 'translator', 'Logger_Shlink'],
+        Middleware\CheckAuthenticationMiddleware::class => [
+            JWTService::class,
+            'translator',
+            'config.auth.routes_whitelist',
+            'Logger_Shlink',
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/module/Rest/src/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddleware.php b/module/Rest/src/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddleware.php
index 32e10ed8..dd0adf3b 100644
--- a/module/Rest/src/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddleware.php
+++ b/module/Rest/src/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddleware.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use Psr\Http\Server\MiddlewareInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\NullLogger;
-use Shlinkio\Shlink\Rest\Action\AuthenticateAction;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Rest\Authentication\JWTServiceInterface;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Rest\Exception\AuthenticationException;
 use Shlinkio\Shlink\Rest\Util\RestUtils;
@@ -35,14 +34,20 @@ class CheckAuthenticationMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface, StatusCodeIn
      * @var LoggerInterface
      */
     private $logger;
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $routesWhitelist;
 
     public function __construct(
         JWTServiceInterface $jwtService,
         TranslatorInterface $translator,
+        array $routesWhitelist,
         LoggerInterface $logger = null
     ) {
         $this->translator = $translator;
         $this->jwtService = $jwtService;
+        $this->routesWhitelist = $routesWhitelist;
         $this->logger = $logger ?: new NullLogger();
     }
 
@@ -64,8 +69,8 @@ class CheckAuthenticationMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface, StatusCodeIn
         $routeResult = $request->getAttribute(RouteResult::class);
         if ($routeResult === null
             || $routeResult->isFailure()
-            || $routeResult->getMatchedRouteName() === AuthenticateAction::class
             || $request->getMethod() === 'OPTIONS'
+            || \in_array($routeResult->getMatchedRouteName(), $this->routesWhitelist, true)
         ) {
             return $handler->handle($request);
         }
diff --git a/module/Rest/test/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddlewareTest.php b/module/Rest/test/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddlewareTest.php
index fa7f7d06..7c74a6aa 100644
--- a/module/Rest/test/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/module/Rest/test/Middleware/CheckAuthenticationMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ class CheckAuthenticationMiddlewareTest extends TestCase
     public function setUp()
     {
         $this->jwtService = $this->prophesize(JWTService::class);
-        $this->middleware = new CheckAuthenticationMiddleware($this->jwtService->reveal(), Translator::factory([]));
-        $this->dummyMiddleware = middleware(function ($request, $handler) {
-            return new Response\EmptyResponse;
+        $this->middleware = new CheckAuthenticationMiddleware($this->jwtService->reveal(), Translator::factory([]), [
+            AuthenticateAction::class,
+        ]);
+        $this->dummyMiddleware = middleware(function () {
+            return new Response\EmptyResponse();
         });
     }