diff --git a/beetsplug/subsonicupdate.py b/beetsplug/subsonicupdate.py
index 38ab2b0ba..c284daa62 100644
--- a/beetsplug/subsonicupdate.py
+++ b/beetsplug/subsonicupdate.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ a "subsonic" section like the following:
         url: https://mydomain.com:443/subsonic
         user: username
         pass: password
-        auth: enc or token
+        auth: enc or plain
 """
 from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class SubsonicUpdate(BeetsPlugin):
     def start_scan(self):
         user = config['subsonic']['user'].as_str()
         url = self.__format_url()
-        if config['subsonic']['user'] == 'token':
+        if config['subsonic']['auth'] == 'token':
             salt, token = self.__create_token()
             payload = {
                 'u': user,
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class SubsonicUpdate(BeetsPlugin):
         try:
             response = requests.get(url, params=payload)
             json = response.json()
+
             if response.status_code == 200 and \
                     json['subsonic-response']['status'] == "ok":
                 count = json['subsonic-response']['scanStatus']['count']
diff --git a/docs/plugins/subsonicupdate.rst b/docs/plugins/subsonicupdate.rst
index 710d21f2c..a8e1e537f 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/subsonicupdate.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/subsonicupdate.rst
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ The available options under the ``subsonic:`` section are:
 
 - **url**: The Subsonic server resource. Default: ``http://localhost:4040``
 - **user**: The Subsonic user. Default: ``admin``
+- **auth**: authentification method token or plain password
 - **pass**: The Subsonic user password. (This may either be a clear-text
   password or hex-encoded with the prefix ``enc:``.) Default: ``admin``