diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker/django/scripts/flower b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker/django/scripts/flower
index e18f2d5bc..5a70a0021 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker/django/scripts/flower
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker/django/scripts/flower
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ set -o nounset
 celery flower \
     --app={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.taskapp \
     --broker="${CELERY_BROKER_URL}" \
+    --basic_auth="${CELERY_FLOWER_USER}:${CELERY_FLOWER_PASSWORD}" \
     --loglevel=INFO