diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index ca4a6291b..db1bf98af 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) {
 				ctx.HandleAPI(404, "Page not found")
 			})
 		})
-	})
+	}, ignSignIn)
 
 	// User.
 	m.Group("/user", func() {
diff --git a/conf/locale/TRANSLATORS b/conf/locale/TRANSLATORS
index 1c2768afd..733c4ef43 100644
--- a/conf/locale/TRANSLATORS
+++ b/conf/locale/TRANSLATORS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Huimin Wang <wanghm2009@hotmail.co.jp>
 Thomas Fanninger <gogs.thomas@fanninger.at>
 Łukasz Jan Niemier <lukasz@niemier.pl>
 Lafriks <lafriks@gmail.com>
+Luc Stepniewski <luc@stepniewski.fr>
 Miguel de la Cruz <miguel@mcrx.me>
 Natan Albuquerque <natanalbuquerque5@gmail.com>
 Marc Schiller <marc@schiller.im>
diff --git a/gogs.go b/gogs.go
index 958792e0d..1fe0153e6 100644
--- a/gogs.go
+++ b/gogs.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
 )
 
-const APP_VER = "0.6.1.0714 Beta"
+const APP_VER = "0.6.1.0715 Beta"
 
 func init() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
diff --git a/modules/auth/auth.go b/modules/auth/auth.go
index edcb13069..423464302 100644
--- a/modules/auth/auth.go
+++ b/modules/auth/auth.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/uuid"
 )
 
+func IsAPIPath(url string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(url, "/api/")
+}
+
 // SignedInId returns the id of signed in user.
 func SignedInId(req *http.Request, sess session.Store) int64 {
 	if !models.HasEngine {
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ func SignedInId(req *http.Request, sess session.Store) int64 {
 	}
 
 	// API calls need to check access token.
-	if strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/api/") {
+	if IsAPIPath(req.URL.Path) {
 		auHead := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
 		if len(auHead) > 0 {
 			auths := strings.Fields(auHead)
diff --git a/modules/middleware/auth.go b/modules/middleware/auth.go
index 8f86b7917..2a02d2760 100644
--- a/modules/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/modules/middleware/auth.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Unknwon/macaron"
 	"github.com/macaron-contrib/csrf"
 
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/auth"
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
 )
 
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ func Toggle(options *ToggleOptions) macaron.Handler {
 
 		if options.SignInRequire {
 			if !ctx.IsSigned {
+				// Restrict API calls with error message.
+				if auth.IsAPIPath(ctx.Req.URL.Path) {
+					ctx.HandleAPI(403, "Only signed in user is allowed to call APIs.")
+					return
+				}
+
 				ctx.SetCookie("redirect_to", url.QueryEscape(setting.AppSubUrl+ctx.Req.RequestURI), 0, setting.AppSubUrl)
 				ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubUrl + "/user/login")
 				return
diff --git a/templates/.VERSION b/templates/.VERSION
index 627dda90e..815ab4178 100644
--- a/templates/.VERSION
+++ b/templates/.VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.1.0714 Beta
\ No newline at end of file
+0.6.1.0715 Beta
\ No newline at end of file