diff --git a/modules/auth/sso/oauth2.go b/modules/auth/sso/oauth2.go
index 6860c12e39..3f530f036f 100644
--- a/modules/auth/sso/oauth2.go
+++ b/modules/auth/sso/oauth2.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (o *OAuth2) VerifyAuthData(ctx *macaron.Context, sess session.Store) *model
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if !isAPIPath(ctx) && !isAttachmentDownload(ctx) {
+	if isInternalPath(ctx) || !isAPIPath(ctx) && !isAttachmentDownload(ctx) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/auth/sso/sso.go b/modules/auth/sso/sso.go
index cf8148d89b..c2e36f3f5e 100644
--- a/modules/auth/sso/sso.go
+++ b/modules/auth/sso/sso.go
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ func isAPIPath(ctx *macaron.Context) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(ctx.Req.URL.Path, "/api/")
 }
 
+// isInternalPath returns true if the specified URL is an internal API path
+func isInternalPath(ctx *macaron.Context) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(ctx.Req.URL.Path, "/api/internal/")
+}
+
 // isAttachmentDownload check if request is a file download (GET) with URL to an attachment
 func isAttachmentDownload(ctx *macaron.Context) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(ctx.Req.URL.Path, "/attachments/") && ctx.Req.Method == "GET"
diff --git a/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go b/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go
index 2bced4be28..00f15d97be 100644
--- a/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go
+++ b/modules/auth/sso/sspi_windows.go
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ func (s *SSPI) shouldAuthenticate(ctx *macaron.Context) (shouldAuth bool) {
 		} else if ctx.Req.FormValue("auth_with_sspi") == "1" {
 			shouldAuth = true
 		}
+	} else if isInternalPath(ctx) {
+		shouldAuth = false
 	} else if isAPIPath(ctx) || isAttachmentDownload(ctx) {
 		shouldAuth = true
 	}