diff --git a/OF DL/Program.cs b/OF DL/Program.cs
index ab1326b..f6900c9 100644
--- a/OF DL/Program.cs	
+++ b/OF DL/Program.cs	
@@ -533,9 +533,12 @@ public class Program
 				catch (Exception _)
 				{
 					Log.Information("Auth file found but could not be deserialized");
-					Log.Debug("Deleting auth.json");
-					File.Delete("auth.json");
-
+                    if (!config!.DisableBrowserAuth)
+                    {
+                        Log.Debug("Deleting auth.json");
+                        File.Delete("auth.json");
+                    }
+                        
 					if (cliNonInteractive)
 					{
 						AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"\n[red]auth.json has invalid JSON syntax. The file can be generated automatically when OF-DL is run in the standard, interactive mode.[/]\n");
@@ -744,10 +747,13 @@ public class Program
 				Log.Error("Auth failed");
 
 				auth = null;
-				if (File.Exists("auth.json"))
-				{
-					File.Delete("auth.json");
-				}
+                if (!config!.DisableBrowserAuth)
+                {
+                    if (File.Exists("auth.json"))
+                    {
+                        File.Delete("auth.json");
+                    }
+                }
 
 				if (!cliNonInteractive && !config!.DisableBrowserAuth)
 				{