diff --git a/error_test.go b/error_test.go
index 0ff14c1..fc6353d 100644
--- a/error_test.go
+++ b/error_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ func TestCorruptDbErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = db.Exec("drop table foo")
 	}
 
-	sqliteErr := err.(Error)
+	sqliteErr, ok := err.(Error)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	if sqliteErr.Code != ErrNotADB {
 		t.Error("wrong error code for corrupted DB")
 	}
diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index a967cab..c0e4f5c 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -1568,9 +1568,11 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Preform Authentication
-	if err := conn.Authenticate(authUser, authPass); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if conn.AuthEnabled() {
+		// Preform Authentication
+		if err := conn.Authenticate(authUser, authPass); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Register: authenticate
diff --git a/sqlite3_opt_userauth.go b/sqlite3_opt_userauth.go
index a565c46..30c0965 100644
--- a/sqlite3_opt_userauth.go
+++ b/sqlite3_opt_userauth.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (c *SQLiteConn) AuthEnabled() (exists bool) {
 //		0 - Disabled
 //	 1 - Enabled
 func (c *SQLiteConn) authEnabled() int {
-	return 1
+	return 0
 }
 
 // EOF