diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/ChangePasswordModal.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/ChangePasswordModal.tsx
index b799ea566..163fb0bf9 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/ChangePasswordModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/ChangePasswordModal.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const ChangePasswordModal: Component<ChangePasswordModalProps> = (props)
                 >
                   Cancel
                 </button>
-                <button type="button"
+                <button type="submit"
                   disabled={loading()}
                   class="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 rounded-md disabled:opacity-50"
                 >
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index d5e203c81..d1973de65 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	// TEMPORARY: Force auth enabled for testing
+	cfg.DisableAuth = false
+	
 	// Load proxy authentication settings
 	if proxyAuthSecret := os.Getenv("PROXY_AUTH_SECRET"); proxyAuthSecret != "" {
 		cfg.ProxyAuthSecret = proxyAuthSecret
diff --git a/scripts/hot-dev.sh b/scripts/hot-dev.sh
index 811312616..25a5ddce3 100755
--- a/scripts/hot-dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/hot-dev.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ if [ -f /opt/pulse/mock.env ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# Load auth environment if it exists
+if [ -f /etc/pulse/.env ]; then
+    source /etc/pulse/.env
+    echo "Auth configuration loaded from /etc/pulse/.env"
+fi
+
 # Start backend on port 7656 (one port up from normal)
 echo "Starting backend on port 7656..."
 cd /opt/pulse
@@ -95,6 +101,8 @@ echo "Building backend (API-only mode for development)..."
 go build -tags "dev" -o pulse ./cmd/pulse
 # Export all PULSE_MOCK_* variables for the backend
 export PULSE_MOCK_MODE PULSE_MOCK_NODES PULSE_MOCK_VMS_PER_NODE PULSE_MOCK_LXCS_PER_NODE PULSE_MOCK_RANDOM_METRICS PULSE_MOCK_STOPPED_PERCENT
+# Export auth variables if set
+export PULSE_AUTH_USER PULSE_AUTH_PASS
 PORT=7656 ./pulse &
 BACKEND_PID=$!