diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 78e2b51..0c08a1b 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -668,5 +668,5 @@ class API(object):
         num = int(num)
         if num not in main.network[net].relays.keys():
             return dumps({"success": False, "reason": f"no relay {num} on {net}"})
-        regproc.enableAuthentication(net, num)
+        regproc.enableAuthentication(net, num, jump=False, run_now=True)
         return dumps({"success": True})
diff --git a/modules/provision.py b/modules/provision.py
index f517236..3b9d6a4 100644
--- a/modules/provision.py
+++ b/modules/provision.py
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ def provisionAuthenticationData(num, nick, network, security, auth, password):
     user = nick.lower()
     if auth == "sasl":
         commands["sasl"] = []
+        commands["status"].append("UnloadMod nickserv")
         commands["status"].append("LoadMod sasl")
         commands["sasl"].append("Mechanism plain")
         commands["sasl"].append("Set %s %s" % (nick, password))
     elif auth == "ns":
         commands["nickserv"] = []
+        commands["status"].append("UnloadMod sasl")
         commands["status"].append("LoadMod nickserv")
         commands["nickserv"].append("Set %s" % password)
     inst = modules.regproc.selectInst(network)
diff --git a/modules/regproc.py b/modules/regproc.py
index edb411c..00b20c2 100644
--- a/modules/regproc.py
+++ b/modules/regproc.py
@@ -114,15 +114,31 @@ def confirmRegistration(net, num, negativepass=None):
     main.saveConf("network")
 
 
-def enableAuthentication(net, num):
+def attemptManualAuthentication(net, num):
+    sinst = substitute(net, num)
+    obj = main.network[net]
+    identifymsg = sinst["identifymsg"]
+    entity = sinst["entity"]
+    name = f"{net}{num}"
+    if name not in main.IRCPool:
+        return
+    main.IRCPool[name].msg(entity, identifymsg)
+
+def enableAuthentication(net, num, jump=True, run_now=False):
     obj = main.network[net]
     nick = main.alias[num]["nick"]
     security = obj.security
     auth = obj.auth
-    password = obj.aliases[num]["password"]
+    name = f"{net}{num}"
+    if name not in main.IRCPool:
+        return
     # uname = main.alias[num]["nick"] + "/" + net
+    password = main.network[net].aliases[num]["password"]
     provision.provisionAuthenticationData(num, nick, net, security, auth, password)  # Set up for auth
-    main.IRCPool[net + str(num)].msg(main.config["Tweaks"]["ZNC"]["Prefix"] + "status", "Jump")
+    if jump:
+        main.IRCPool[name].msg(main.config["Tweaks"]["ZNC"]["Prefix"] + "status", "Jump")
+    if run_now:
+        attemptManualAuthentication(net, num)
     if selectInst(net)["check"] is False:
         confirmRegistration(net, num)