diff --git a/imports/seafapi.py b/imports/seafapi.py
index 28c6fe9..b05a2c4 100644
--- a/imports/seafapi.py
+++ b/imports/seafapi.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ class SeafileClient:
     def api_endpoint(self):
         return "%s/api2/" % self.server
 
-    def ping(self):
+    def ping(self,auth=False):
         try:
-            return self.session.get("%s/ping" % self.api_endpoint()).text == "\"pong\""
+            return self.session.get("%s%s/ping" % (self.api_endpoint(),"/auth" if auth else "")).text == "\"pong\""
         except:
             return False