diff --git a/frappe/auth.py b/frappe/auth.py
index f3fbe272c5..941edb9277 100644
--- a/frappe/auth.py
+++ b/frappe/auth.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ def validate_auth_via_api_keys(authorization_header):
 			frappe.InvalidAuthorizationToken,
 		)
 	except (AttributeError, TypeError, ValueError):
-		raise frappe.AuthenticationError
+		pass
 
 
 def validate_api_key_secret(api_key, api_secret, frappe_authorization_source=None):