diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 0483c16..f6427a2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.5.5
+current_version = 1.5.6
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
 serialize = {major}.{minor}.{patch}
 commit = False
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7fe9cc6..267b125 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.5.6
+-----
+* pass request when basic_auth authenticate
+
+
 1.5.5
 -----
 * minor refactoring of get_urls()
diff --git a/src/admin_extra_buttons/__init__.py b/src/admin_extra_buttons/__init__.py
index ad8cdbb..2a30edd 100644
--- a/src/admin_extra_buttons/__init__.py
+++ b/src/admin_extra_buttons/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 NAME = 'django-admin-extra-buttons'
-VERSION = __version__ = '1.5.5'
+VERSION = __version__ = '1.5.6'
 __author__ = 'sax'
diff --git a/src/admin_extra_buttons/utils.py b/src/admin_extra_buttons/utils.py
index 10fdfc0..3f13eda 100644
--- a/src/admin_extra_buttons/utils.py
+++ b/src/admin_extra_buttons/utils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def handle_basic_auth(request):
         if authmeth.lower() == "basic":
             auth = codecs.decode(auth.encode("utf8").strip(), "base64").decode()
             username, password = auth.split(":", 1)
-            user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
+            user = authenticate(request=request, username=username, password=password)
             if user:  # pragma: no branch
                 login(request, user)
                 return user
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 75e7d24..1a44202 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ markers =
   functional: mark a test as functional
 
 [testenv]
-passenv = PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE DISPLAY
+
 setenv =
     PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=true
+    DISPLAY=:0.0
+
 extras = test
 deps=
     d22: django==2.2.*