diff --git a/cmd/trade.go b/cmd/trade.go
index 7a7c579ca..b9a2a88f6 100644
--- a/cmd/trade.go
+++ b/cmd/trade.go
@@ -467,34 +467,36 @@ func runTradeCmd(options inputs) {
 }
 
 func startMonitoringServer(l logger.Logger, botConfig trader.BotConfig) error {
-	serverConfig := &networking.Config{
-		GoogleClientID:     botConfig.GoogleClientID,
-		GoogleClientSecret: botConfig.GoogleClientSecret,
-		PermittedEmails:    map[string]bool{},
-	}
-	// Load acceptable Google emails into the map
-	for _, email := range strings.Split(botConfig.AcceptableEmails, ",") {
-		serverConfig.PermittedEmails[email] = true
-	}
-
 	healthMetrics, e := monitoring.MakeMetricsRecorder(map[string]interface{}{"success": true})
 	if e != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make metrics recorder for the health endpoint: %s", e)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make metrics recorder for the /health endpoint: %s", e)
 	}
-
 	healthEndpoint, e := monitoring.MakeMetricsEndpoint("/health", healthMetrics, networking.NoAuth)
 	if e != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make /health endpoint: %s", e)
 	}
+
 	kelpMetrics, e := monitoring.MakeMetricsRecorder(nil)
 	if e != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make metrics recorder for the /metrics endpoint: %s", e)
 	}
-
-	metricsEndpoint, e := monitoring.MakeMetricsEndpoint("/metrics", kelpMetrics, networking.GoogleAuth)
+	metricsAuth := networking.NoAuth
+	if botConfig.GoogleClientID != "" || botConfig.GoogleClientSecret != "" {
+		metricsAuth = networking.GoogleAuth
+	}
+	metricsEndpoint, e := monitoring.MakeMetricsEndpoint("/metrics", kelpMetrics, metricsAuth)
 	if e != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make /metrics endpoint: %s", e)
 	}
+
+	serverConfig := &networking.Config{
+		GoogleClientID:     botConfig.GoogleClientID,
+		GoogleClientSecret: botConfig.GoogleClientSecret,
+		PermittedEmails:    map[string]bool{},
+	}
+	for _, email := range strings.Split(botConfig.AcceptableEmails, ",") {
+		serverConfig.PermittedEmails[email] = true
+	}
 	server, e := networking.MakeServer(serverConfig, []networking.Endpoint{healthEndpoint, metricsEndpoint})
 	if e != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize the metrics server: %s", e)