diff --git a/prometheuspvesd/cli.py b/prometheuspvesd/cli.py
index 71ab27b..c51fda7 100644
--- a/prometheuspvesd/cli.py
+++ b/prometheuspvesd/cli.py
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ class PrometheusSD:
             self.log.sysexit_with_message(f"Can not set log level.\n{e!s}")
 
         required = [("pve.server", config.config["pve"]["server"]),
-                    ("pve.user", config.config["pve"]["user"]),
-                    ("pve.password", config.config["pve"]["password"])]
+                    ("pve.user", config.config["pve"]["user"])]
         for name, value in required:
             if not value:
                 self.log.sysexit_with_message(f"Option '{name}' is required but not set")
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ class PrometheusSD:
         if config.config["pve"]["token_name"] and not config.config["pve"]["token_value"]:
             self.log.sysexit_with_message(f"Option 'pve.token_name' require 'pve.token_value' to be set")
         
-        if not config.config["pve"]["token_name"] and not config.config["pve"]["token_value"] and not config.config["pve"]["password"]:
+        if not config.config["pve"]["token_name"] and not config.config["pve"]["password"]:
             self.log.sysexit_with_message(f"Neither password nor API token have been set for pve authentication")
 
         self.logger.info(f"Using config file {config.config_file}")