diff --git a/inspect.go b/inspect.go
index 97eaa1e9..6990d8ed 100644
--- a/inspect.go
+++ b/inspect.go
@@ -60,23 +60,23 @@ func inspect(c *cli.Context) (*imageInspect, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	authConfig, err := getAuthConfig(c, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	var (
 		ii *imageInspect
 	)
 
 	if ref.Hostname() != "" {
-		ii, err = getData(ref)
+		ii, err = getData(ref, authConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return ii, nil
 	}
 
-	authConfig, err := getAuthConfig(c, ref)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	_ = authConfig
 	// TODO(runcom): ...
 	// both authConfig and unqualified images
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func inspect(c *cli.Context) (*imageInspect, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func getData(ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
+func getData(ref reference.Named, authConfig types.AuthConfig) (*imageInspect, error) {
 	repoInfo, err := registry.ParseRepositoryInfo(ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func getData(ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
 		logrus.Debugf("Trying to fetch image manifest of %s repository from %s %s", repoInfo.Name(), endpoint.URL, endpoint.Version)
 
 		//fetcher, err := newManifestFetcher(endpoint, repoInfo, config)
-		fetcher, err := newManifestFetcher(endpoint, repoInfo)
+		fetcher, err := newManifestFetcher(endpoint, repoInfo, authConfig, registryService)
 		if err != nil {
 			lastErr = err
 			continue
@@ -169,13 +169,14 @@ func getData(ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
 	return nil, lastErr
 }
 
-func newManifestFetcher(endpoint registry.APIEndpoint, repoInfo *registry.RepositoryInfo) (manifestFetcher, error) {
+func newManifestFetcher(endpoint registry.APIEndpoint, repoInfo *registry.RepositoryInfo, authConfig types.AuthConfig, registryService *registry.Service) (manifestFetcher, error) {
 	switch endpoint.Version {
 	case registry.APIVersion2:
 		return &v2ManifestFetcher{
-			endpoint: endpoint,
-			//config:   config,
-			repoInfo: repoInfo,
+			endpoint:   endpoint,
+			authConfig: authConfig,
+			service:    registryService,
+			repoInfo:   repoInfo,
 		}, nil
 		//case registry.APIVersion1:
 		//return &v1ManifestFetcher{
@@ -193,19 +194,20 @@ func getAuthConfig(c *cli.Context, ref reference.Named) (types.AuthConfig, error
 	// if no /.docker -> docker not installed fallback to require username|password
 	// maybe prompt user:passwd?
 
-	//var (
-	//authConfig engineTypes.AuthConfig
-	//username   = c.GlobalString("username")
-	//password   = c.GlobalString("password")
-	//)
-	//if username != "" && password != "" {
-	//authConfig = engineTypes.AuthConfig{
-	//Username: username,
-	//Password: password,
-	//}
-	//}
+	var (
+		authConfig types.AuthConfig
+		username   = c.GlobalString("username")
+		password   = c.GlobalString("password")
+	)
+	if username != "" && password != "" {
+		authConfig = types.AuthConfig{
+			Username: username,
+			Password: password,
+			Email:    "antonio.murdaca@gmail.com",
+		}
+	}
 
-	return types.AuthConfig{}, nil
+	return authConfig, nil
 }
 
 func validateRepoName(name string) error {
diff --git a/inspect_v2.go b/inspect_v2.go
index 0e5382d7..53214ff0 100644
--- a/inspect_v2.go
+++ b/inspect_v2.go
@@ -28,21 +28,28 @@ type v2ManifestFetcher struct {
 	repoInfo    *registry.RepositoryInfo
 	repo        distribution.Repository
 	confirmedV2 bool
+	authConfig  types.AuthConfig
+	service     *registry.Service
 }
 
 func (mf *v2ManifestFetcher) Fetch(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) (*imageInspect, error) {
 	var (
-		err        error
 		imgInspect *imageInspect
+		err        error
 	)
 
 	//mf.repo, mf.confirmedV2, err = distribution.NewV2Repository(ctx, mf.repoInfo, mf.endpoint, mf.config.MetaHeaders, mf.config.AuthConfig, "pull")
-	mf.repo, mf.confirmedV2, err = dockerdistribution.NewV2Repository(ctx, mf.repoInfo, mf.endpoint, nil, &types.AuthConfig{}, "pull")
+	mf.repo, mf.confirmedV2, err = dockerdistribution.NewV2Repository(ctx, mf.repoInfo, mf.endpoint, nil, &mf.authConfig, "pull")
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Debugf("Error getting v2 registry: %v", err)
 		return nil, fallbackError{err: err, confirmedV2: mf.confirmedV2}
 	}
 
+	_, err = mf.service.Auth(&mf.authConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	imgInspect, err = mf.fetchWithRepository(ctx, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch t := err.(type) {