diff --git a/chimera/splitAndValidateEnvVars.js b/chimera/splitAndValidateEnvVars.js
index 2a1511c..6961c5e 100644
--- a/chimera/splitAndValidateEnvVars.js
+++ b/chimera/splitAndValidateEnvVars.js
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ const isFolderCheck = (varName) => {
 }
 
 const confirmPath = (varName, shouldBeFolder=false) => {
+	if(process.env[varName].length == 0){
+		return
+	}
 	const isAbsolutePath =  path.isAbsolute(process.env[varName])
-	if(process.env[varName].length != 0 && !isAbsolutePath){
+	if(!isAbsolutePath){
 		console.log(varName, "SHOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE PATH")
 		allEnvPresent = false
 		return
@@ -136,9 +139,19 @@ confirmPath("livestream_FOLDERPATH", true)
 writeVarLine("object_ON")
 writeVarLine("object_PORT")
 env.gateway += writeVarLine("object_HOST")
+writeVarLine("object_FULL_URL")
+env.lib += writeVarLine("object_AUTH")
+
+writeVarLine("object_CAMERA_URLS")
 writeVarLine("object_minimumConfidence")
 writeVarLine("object_alertUrls")
 
+writeVarLine("object_headless_ON")
+writeVarLine("object_browser_FILEPATH")
+confirmPath("object_browser_FILEPATH")
+writeVarLine("object_data_FOLDERPATH")
+confirmPath("object_data_FOLDERPATH", true)
+
 env.memory += writeVarLine("memory_ON")
 env.memory += writeVarLine("memory_PORT")
 env.memory += writeVarLine("memory_HOST")
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index ec181e4..53decd5 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -128,12 +128,18 @@ livestream_CAMERA_URL_1 = Full url with authentication for rtsp stream
 object_ON = (true | false)
 object_PORT = Port for object server
 object_HOST = https://object.server.example or http://127.0.0.1:8081
+object_FULL_URL = https://chimera.server.example/object or http://127.0.0.1:8081/object
+object_AUTH = Authorization token to bypass auth for object (keep secret)
 
 object_CAMERA_URLS = array of strings with HLS stream urls
 
 object_minimumConfidence = minimum confidence to warrant an alert for people detection
 object_alertUrls = object webhook url array
 
+object_headless_ON = (true | false)
+object_browser_FILEPATH = file path to browser for object headless to use
+object_data_FOLDERPATH = folder path to hold temp data 
+
 ##################################################################
 #
 # Memory 
diff --git a/lib/utils/auth.js b/lib/utils/auth.js
index fa69631..bbf546b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/auth.js
+++ b/lib/utils/auth.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
 const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs")
 
 const schedulableUrls = ["/convert/createVideo", "/convert/createZip", "/file/pathMetrics", "/file/pathDelete", "/file/pathClean"]
+const objectUrl = "/livestream/feed/"
 
 module.exports = {
 	authorize: (req, res, next) => {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ module.exports = {
 				let [key, value] = cookie.split("=")
 				return key == "bearertoken" && value.includes("Bearer")
 			})
+			const objectTokenCookie = cookies.find((cookie) => {
+				let [key] = cookie.split("=")
+				return key == "objecttoken"
+			})
 			if(bearerTokenCookie){
 				const bearerToken = bearerTokenCookie.split("=")[1]
 				jwt.verify(bearerToken.split("%20")[1], secretKey, (err, decoded) => {
@@ -26,6 +31,15 @@ module.exports = {
 					}
 				})
 			}
+			else if(objectTokenCookie){
+				const objectToken = objectTokenCookie.split("=")[1]
+				if(req.path.includes(objectUrl) && objectToken == process.env.object_AUTH){
+					next()
+				}
+				else{
+					method == "GET" ? res.redirect(303, "/?loginForm") : res.status(401).send({error: "unauthorized"})
+				}
+			}
 			else method == "GET" ? res.redirect(303, "/?loginForm") : res.status(401).send({error: "unauthorized"})
 		} else method == "GET" ? res.redirect(303, "/?loginForm") : res.status(401).send({error: "unauthorized"})
 	},
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9e964b..35f1b09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "chimera",
-  "version": "5.0.4",
+  "version": "5.1.0",
   "description": "a microservices based security camera system",
   "main": "server.js",
   "engines": {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
-    "object": "jjjpanda/object#v3.2.0",
+    "object": "jjjpanda/object#v3.3.0",
     "pg": "^8.7.1",
     "pm2": "^5.1.2",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",