diff --git a/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml b/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
index bcc00d2..4d79b79 100644
--- a/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
+++ b/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ spec:
         namespace: flux-system
 
   values:
+    podLabels:
+      needsAuthentik: "yes"
+
     # Add init container for pulling znc modules and putting them into the modules directory
     initContainers:
       pull-module-source:
@@ -31,6 +34,14 @@ spec:
       repository: znc
       tag: latest
 
+    sidecars:
+      saslauthd-sidecar:
+        image: dweomer/saslauthd:latest
+        args: ["-O", "/znc-data/saslauthd.conf"]
+        volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /znc-data
+            name: config
+
     env:
       TZ: America/New_York
       PGID: "1000"
@@ -69,6 +80,14 @@ spec:
         hostPath: /mnt/MainPool/Kubernetes/znc
         mountPath: /znc-data
 
+      # This shared directory is used to share the unix socket between znc and saslauth
+      shared:
+        enabled: true
+        type: emptyDir
+        mountPath: /var/run/saslauthd/
+        medium: Memory
+        sizeLimit: 512Mi # Should be way more than enough
+
     resources:
       requests:
         cpu: 1m