diff --git a/internal/openvpn/auth.go b/internal/openvpn/auth.go
index e8bc7fbd..a07c5c7a 100644
--- a/internal/openvpn/auth.go
+++ b/internal/openvpn/auth.go
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 package openvpn
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/files"
 	"github.com/qdm12/private-internet-access-docker/internal/constants"
 )
 
 // WriteAuthFile writes the OpenVPN auth file to disk with the right permissions
 func (c *configurator) WriteAuthFile(user, password string, uid, gid int) error {
-	authExists, err := c.fileManager.FileExists(string(constants.OpenVPNAuthConf))
+	exists, err := c.fileManager.FileExists(string(constants.OpenVPNAuthConf))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if authExists { // in case of container stop/start
-		c.logger.Info("%s already exists", constants.OpenVPNAuthConf)
-		return nil
+	} else if exists {
+		data, err := c.fileManager.ReadFile(string(constants.OpenVPNAuthConf))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+		if len(lines) > 1 && lines[0] == user && lines[1] == password {
+			return nil
+		}
+		c.logger.Info("username and password changed", constants.OpenVPNAuthConf)
 	}
-	c.logger.Info("writing auth file %s", constants.OpenVPNAuthConf)
 	return c.fileManager.WriteLinesToFile(
 		string(constants.OpenVPNAuthConf),
 		[]string{user, password},