diff --git a/custom_components/qss/io.py b/custom_components/qss/io.py
index 17e569f..b33e591 100644
--- a/custom_components/qss/io.py
+++ b/custom_components/qss/io.py
@@ -12,9 +12,28 @@
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _insert_row(host: str, port: int, auth: tuple, event: Event) -> None:
-    tls = bool(auth)
-    with Sender(host, port, auth=auth, tls=tls) as sender:
+def _insert_row_with_auth(host: str, port: int, auth: tuple, event: Event) -> None:
+    with Sender(host, port, auth=auth, tls=True) as sender:
+        entity_id = event.data["entity_id"]
+        state = event.data.get("new_state")
+        attrs = dict(state.attributes)
+        sender.row(
+            "qss",
+            symbols={
+                "entity_id": entity_id,
+            },
+            columns={
+                "state": state.state,
+                "attributes": dumps(attrs, sort_keys=True, default=str),
+            },
+            at=event.time_fired,
+        )
+
+        sender.flush()
+
+
+def _insert_row_without_auth(host: str, port: int, event: Event) -> None:
+    with Sender(host, port) as sender:
         entity_id = event.data["entity_id"]
         state = event.data.get("new_state")
         attrs = dict(state.attributes)
@@ -40,7 +59,10 @@ def _insert_row(host: str, port: int, auth: tuple, event: Event) -> None:
 )
 def _retry_data_insertion(host: str, port: int, auth: tuple, event: Event) -> None:
     """Use a retry for inserting event data into QuestDB."""
-    _insert_row(host, port, auth, event)
+    if all(auth):
+        _insert_row_with_auth(host, port, auth, event)
+    else:
+        _insert_row_without_auth(host, port, event)
 
 
 def insert_event_data_into_questdb(host: str, port: int, auth: tuple, event: Event, queue: Queue) -> None:
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index d1454db..5744be6 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -541,13 +541,13 @@ test-randomorder = ["pytest-randomly"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "distlib"
-version = "0.3.7"
+version = "0.3.8"
 description = "Distribution utilities"
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 python-versions = "*"
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 376d469..01f6bd4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "qss"
-version = "v0.0.7"
+version = "v0.0.8"
 description = "QuestDB State Storage (QSS) for Home Assistant"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"