diff --git a/pkg/appview/handlers/api.go b/pkg/appview/handlers/api.go
index 15c0fed..50d13b2 100644
--- a/pkg/appview/handlers/api.go
+++ b/pkg/appview/handlers/api.go
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ func (h *UnstarRepositoryHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 // renderStarComponent renders the star component HTML for HTMX responses
 func renderStarComponent(w http.ResponseWriter, tmpl *template.Template, handle, repository string, isStarred bool, starCount int) {
 	data := map[string]any{
-		"Interactive": true,
-		"Handle":      handle,
-		"Repository":  repository,
-		"IsStarred":   isStarred,
-		"StarCount":   starCount,
+		"Interactive":     true,
+		"IsAuthenticated": true,
+		"Handle":          handle,
+		"Repository":      repository,
+		"IsStarred":       isStarred,
+		"StarCount":       starCount,
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer