diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6056b05..a8041e8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "zm-py"
-version = "0.5.5.dev2"
+version = "0.5.5.dev3"
 description = "A loose python wrapper around the ZoneMinder REST API."
 authors = ["Rohan Kapoor <rohan@rohankapoor.com>"]
 maintainers = ["Nic Boet <nic@boet.cc>"]
diff --git a/zoneminder/monitor.py b/zoneminder/monitor.py
index bc27884..4b14c63 100755
--- a/zoneminder/monitor.py
+++ b/zoneminder/monitor.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def function(self) -> MonitorState:
         """Get the MonitorState of this Monitor."""
         if self.update_monitor():
             return MonitorState(self._raw_result["Monitor"]["Function"])
-        return "None"
+        return "Error-MonitorState"
 
     @function.setter
     def function(self, new_function):
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ def is_available(self) -> bool:
         # Monitor_Status was only added in ZM 1.32.3
         monitor_status = self._raw_result.get("Monitor_Status", None)
         capture_fps = monitor_status and monitor_status["CaptureFPS"]
-        monitor_state = monitor_status and monitor_status["Status"]
 
-        return monitor_state == "Connected" and capture_fps != "0.00"
+        return status_response.get("status", False) and capture_fps != "0.00"
 
     def get_events(self, time_period, include_archived=False) -> Optional[int]:
         """Get the number of events that have occurred on this Monitor.
diff --git a/zoneminder/zm.py b/zoneminder/zm.py
index f0170d9..ed864af 100644
--- a/zoneminder/zm.py
+++ b/zoneminder/zm.py
@@ -240,18 +240,14 @@ def get_zms_url(self) -> str:
 
     def get_url_with_auth(self, url) -> str:
         """Add the auth credentials to a url (if needed)."""
-        if not self._username and not self._auth_token:
+        if not self._username:
             return url
 
-        if self._auth_token:
-            url += f"&token={quote(self._auth_token)}"
-        else:
-            url += f"&user={quote(self._username)}"
-            if not self._password:
-                return url
-            url += f"&pass={quote(self._password)}"
-
-        return url
+        url += f"&user={quote(self._username)}"
+
+        if not self._password:
+            return url
+        return url + f"&pass={quote(self._password)}"
 
     @property
     def is_available(self) -> bool: