diff --git a/backend/src/uxbox/http/ws.clj b/backend/src/uxbox/http/ws.clj
index aec9c1b95..03017c669 100644
--- a/backend/src/uxbox/http/ws.clj
+++ b/backend/src/uxbox/http/ws.clj
@@ -2,26 +2,22 @@
 ;; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 ;; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 ;;
+;; This Source Code Form is "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses", as
+;; defined by the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+;;
 ;; Copyright (c) 2020 UXBOX Labs SL
 
 (ns uxbox.http.ws
   "Web Socket handlers"
   (:require
-   [clojure.core.async :as a]
+   [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
+   [clojure.tools.logging :as log]
+   [ring.adapter.jetty9 :as jetty]
    [ring.middleware.cookies :refer [wrap-cookies]]
    [ring.middleware.keyword-params :refer [wrap-keyword-params]]
    [ring.middleware.params :refer [wrap-params]]
-   [uxbox.http.session :refer [wrap-auth]]
-   [clojure.tools.logging :as log]
-   [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
-   [promesa.core :as p]
-   [ring.adapter.jetty9 :as jetty]
-   [uxbox.common.exceptions :as ex]
-   [uxbox.common.uuid :as uuid]
    [uxbox.common.spec :as us]
-   [uxbox.redis :as redis]
-   [ring.util.codec :as codec]
-   [uxbox.util.transit :as t]
+   [uxbox.http.session :refer [wrap-auth]]
    [uxbox.services.notifications :as nf]))
 
 (s/def ::file-id ::us/uuid)
@@ -30,10 +26,12 @@
   (s/keys :req-un [::file-id ::session-id]))
 
 (defn websocket
-  [req]
+  [{:keys [profile-id] :as req}]
   (let [params (us/conform ::websocket-params (:params req))
-        params (assoc params :profile-id (:profile-id req))]
-    (nf/websocket params)))
+        params (assoc params :profile-id profile-id)]
+    (if profile-id
+      (nf/websocket params)
+      {:error {:code 403 :message "Authentication required"}})))
 
 (def handler
   (-> websocket
diff --git a/backend/src/uxbox/services/notifications.clj b/backend/src/uxbox/services/notifications.clj
index 8b44557ec..4c8073870 100644
--- a/backend/src/uxbox/services/notifications.clj
+++ b/backend/src/uxbox/services/notifications.clj
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
                 :help "A total number of messages handled by the notifications service."}))
 
 (defn websocket
-  [{:keys [file-id] :as params}]
+  [{:keys [file-id profile-id] :as params}]
   (let [in  (a/chan 32)
         out (a/chan 32)]
     {:on-connect (fn [conn]