diff --git a/src/lib/core/stores/websocketStore.ts b/src/lib/core/stores/websocketStore.ts
index 8dd831d..40f7c60 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/stores/websocketStore.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/stores/websocketStore.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import { handleIncomingMessages } from '../handlers/messageHandler';
 import { queue as msgQueue, sendMessage } from '../handlers/ws_messageSender';
 import { auth } from '../client/firebase';
+import { auth as authStore } from '$lib/core/stores/auth';
 import { addNotification } from './noti';
+import { permission } from './permissions';
 
 let socket: WebSocket | null = null;
 const ENABLE_WS_DEBUG: boolean = false;
@@ -21,6 +23,25 @@ export function connectToWebsocket() {
 				socketStore.set(socket);
 				addNotification('INFO:Connected!');
 
+				if (socket) {
+					// send auth message
+
+					let auth_data = get(authStore);
+					let perms = get(permission);
+
+					sendMessage({
+						type: 'auth',
+						payload: {
+							user: {
+								uid: auth_data?.uid ?? '',
+								name: auth_data?.displayName ?? '',
+								email: auth_data?.email ?? '',
+								permissions: perms.join(',')
+							}
+						}
+					});
+				}
+
 				// recover messages on connect, flushing
 				while (get(msgQueue).length) {
 					let queue = get(msgQueue);
diff --git a/src/lib/core/types/outMessage.ts b/src/lib/core/types/outMessage.ts
index e40c0e0..87b16c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/types/outMessage.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/types/outMessage.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type OutMessage =
 			type: 'auth';
 			payload: {
 				user: {
+					uid: string;
 					name: string;
 					email: string;
 					permissions: string;