diff --git a/mod_auth_mellon.conf b/mod_auth_mellon.conf
index 2081b0f7eb24787f75d61f1e47eb3ff0211b0acd..4811bec045d7cbfe1dffb3a6ab43c2b294fd24e2 100644
--- a/mod_auth_mellon.conf
+++ b/mod_auth_mellon.conf
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@ SetEnv HTTPS
  MellonEnable auth
  Require valid-user
 </Location>
+
+<Location /admin >
+ AuthType Mellon
+ MellonEnable auth
+ Require valid-user
+</Location>