diff --git a/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh b/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh
index a24d348e5..8a977fffe 100755
--- a/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00infoBlitz.sh
@@ -364,7 +364,11 @@ fi
 uptime=$(uptime --pretty)
 datetime=$(date)
 
-# write results to a json file on RAM disk cache
+# if running as user "pi":
+#  - write results to a JSON file on RAM disk
+#  - update info.html file
+if [ "${EUID}" == "$(id -u pi)" ]; then
+
 cat <<EOF > /var/cache/raspiblitz/info.json
 {
     "uptime": "${uptime}",
@@ -396,7 +400,9 @@ cat <<EOF > /var/cache/raspiblitz/info.json
 }
 EOF
 
-# update info.html file
-/usr/local/bin/j2 /var/www/blitzweb/info/info.j2 /var/cache/raspiblitz/info.json -o /var/cache/raspiblitz/info.html
+  # use Jinja2 and apply json data to template to procude static html file
+  /usr/local/bin/j2 /var/www/blitzweb/info/info.j2 /var/cache/raspiblitz/info.json -o /var/cache/raspiblitz/info.html
+fi
+
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/blitzweb.conf b/home.admin/assets/blitzweb.conf
index d3635ecc5..6af949853 100644
--- a/home.admin/assets/blitzweb.conf
+++ b/home.admin/assets/blitzweb.conf
@@ -27,4 +27,15 @@ A+SHA384:EDH+aRSA+AESGCM:EDH+aRSA+SHA256:EDH+aRSA:EECDH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!MEDIUM:!L
 
     root /var/www/blitzweb;
 
+    location / {
+        # First attempt to serve request as file, then
+        # as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
+        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
+    }
+
+    location /info/ {
+        auth_basic           "BlitzWeb Admin";
+        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
+    }
+
 }