diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 62ebeae..af12e9a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = httpaste-victorykit
-version = 1.0.5-alpha
+version = 1.0.6-alpha
 author = Tiara Rodney
 author_email = t.rodney@victoryk.it
 description = a versatile HTTP pastebin
diff --git a/src/httpaste/__init__.py b/src/httpaste/__init__.py
index 6eea5ba..3a4cb21 100755
--- a/src/httpaste/__init__.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/__init__.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ from inspect import isclass
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 from ast import literal_eval
 from io import StringIO
+from os import environ
 
 from connexion import FlaskApp
 from connexion.resolver import RestyResolver
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ from httpaste.helper.http import (
     UnauthorizedError)
 
 
-CONFIGPATH_ENVIRON = 'HTTPASTE_CONFIG'
+CONFIGPATH_ENVIRON = 'HTTPASTE_CONFIGPATH'
 
 
 def get_sanitized_config_charset(charset: str):
@@ -198,17 +199,17 @@ class ServerConfig:
     bind_address = None
 
 
-def get_config_path(environ: str = CONFIGPATH_ENVIRON):
+def get_config_path(var_name: str = CONFIGPATH_ENVIRON):
     """
     """
 
     try:
 
-        return os.environ[environ]
+        return environ[var_name]
     except KeyError as e:
 
         raise ConfigError(
-            'environment variable \'{environ}\' not set.') from e
+            f'environment variable \'{var_name}\' not set.') from e
 
 
 def load_config(path: str) -> Tuple[Config, ServerConfig]:
@@ -322,6 +323,14 @@ def get_flask_app(
     with application.app.app_context():
         application.app.httpaste = config
 
+    #add header for browsers to present a sign-in prompt
+    @application.app.after_request
+    def rewrite_forbidden_request(response):
+
+        if response.status_code in [401]:
+            response.headers['WWW-Authenticate'] = 'Basic realm="private"'
+        return response
+
     return application
 
 
diff --git a/src/httpaste/wsgi.py b/src/httpaste/wsgi.py
index e45f821..9e43ff0 100755
--- a/src/httpaste/wsgi.py
+++ b/src/httpaste/wsgi.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 """
 from httpaste import load_config, get_flask_app, get_config_path
 
-config, server_config = load_config(get_config_path)
+config, server_config = load_config(get_config_path())
 
 application = get_flask_app(config, server_config)