diff --git a/src/server/game/Server/Protocol/Opcodes.cpp b/src/server/game/Server/Protocol/Opcodes.cpp
index 4b3f6a706fe..0dfabcdaa75 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Server/Protocol/Opcodes.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Server/Protocol/Opcodes.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void OpcodeTable::Initialize()
     DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHAT_REPORT_FILTERED,                               STATUS_UNHANDLED, PROCESS_INPLACE,      &WorldSession::Handle_NULL);
     DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHAT_REPORT_IGNORED,                                STATUS_LOGGEDIN,  PROCESS_THREADUNSAFE, &WorldSession::HandleChatIgnoredOpcode);
     DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHAT_UNREGISTER_ALL_ADDON_PREFIXES,                 STATUS_LOGGEDIN,  PROCESS_THREADUNSAFE, &WorldSession::HandleUnregisterAllAddonPrefixesOpcode);
-    DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHECK_CHARACTER_NAME_AVAILABILITY,                  STATUS_UNHANDLED, PROCESS_THREADUNSAFE, &WorldSession::HandleCheckCharacterNameAvailability);
+    DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHECK_CHARACTER_NAME_AVAILABILITY,                  STATUS_AUTHED,    PROCESS_THREADUNSAFE, &WorldSession::HandleCheckCharacterNameAvailability);
     DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHECK_IS_ADVENTURE_MAP_POI_VALID,                   STATUS_UNHANDLED, PROCESS_THREADUNSAFE, &WorldSession::Handle_NULL);
     DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHOICE_RESPONSE,                                    STATUS_LOGGEDIN,  PROCESS_INPLACE,      &WorldSession::HandlePlayerChoiceResponse);
     DEFINE_HANDLER(CMSG_CHROMIE_TIME_SELECT_EXPANSION,                      STATUS_UNHANDLED, PROCESS_THREADUNSAFE, &WorldSession::Handle_NULL);