diff --git a/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts b/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts
index d8e0ca95..8462344c 100644
--- a/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts
+++ b/ndk/src/relay/connectivity.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ export class NDKRelayConnectivity {
                     this.debug("Authentication policy returned", !!res);
 
                     if (res instanceof NDKEvent) {
-                        this.relay.auth(async (evt: EventTemplate): Promise<VerifiedEvent> => {
-                            return res.rawEvent() as VerifiedEvent;
-                        });
+                        try {
+                            await this.relay.auth(async (evt: EventTemplate): Promise<VerifiedEvent> => {
+                                return res.rawEvent() as VerifiedEvent;
+                            });
+                            this._status = NDKRelayStatus.CONNECTED;
+                            this.ndkRelay.emit("authed");
+                        } catch (e) {
+                            this.debug("Failed to authenticate", e);
+                            this.ndkRelay.emit("authfail");
+                        }
                     }
 
                     if (res === true) {
diff --git a/ndk/src/relay/index.ts b/ndk/src/relay/index.ts
index 3f0e5c8a..3a257379 100644
--- a/ndk/src/relay/index.ts
+++ b/ndk/src/relay/index.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export interface NDKRelayConnectionStats {
  * @emits NDKRelay#eose when the relay has reached the end of stored events
  * @emits NDKRelay#auth when the relay requires authentication
  * @emits NDKRelay#authed when the relay has authenticated
+ * @emits NDKRelay#authfail when the relay has rejected the authentication
  * @emits NDKRelay#delayed-connect when the relay will wait before reconnecting
  */
 export class NDKRelay extends EventEmitter<{
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export class NDKRelay extends EventEmitter<{
     notice: (notice: string) => void;
     auth: (challenge: string) => void;
     authed: () => void;
+    authfail: () => void;
     published: (event: NDKEvent) => void;
     "publish:failed": (event: NDKEvent, error: Error) => void;
     "delayed-connect": (delayInMs: number) => void;
diff --git a/ndk/src/relay/pool/index.ts b/ndk/src/relay/pool/index.ts
index 92ef3a01..6911f580 100644
--- a/ndk/src/relay/pool/index.ts
+++ b/ndk/src/relay/pool/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export type NDKPoolStats = {
  * @emit relay:connect - Emitted when a relay in the pool connects.
  * @emit relay:ready - Emitted when a relay in the pool is ready to serve requests.
  * @emit relay:disconnect - Emitted when a relay in the pool disconnects.
+ * @emit relay:auth - Emitted when a relay requests authentication. 
+ * @emit relay:authed - Emitted when a successfully authenticated to a relay. 
+ * @emit relay:authfail - Emitted when a authentication to a relay has failed. 
  */
 export class NDKPool extends EventEmitter<{
     notice: (relay: NDKRelay, notice: string) => void;
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ export class NDKPool extends EventEmitter<{
     "relay:disconnect": (relay: NDKRelay) => void;
     "relay:auth": (relay: NDKRelay, challenge: string) => void;
     "relay:authed": (relay: NDKRelay) => void;
+    "relay:authfail": (relay: NDKRelay) => void;
 }> {
     // TODO: This should probably be an LRU cache
     public relays = new Map<WebSocket["url"], NDKRelay>();
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ export class NDKPool extends EventEmitter<{
         const flappingHandler = () => this.handleFlapping(relay);
         const authHandler = (challenge: string) => this.emit("relay:auth", relay, challenge);
         const authedHandler = () => this.emit("relay:authed", relay);
+        const authFailHandler = () => this.emit("relay:authfail", relay);
 
         // make sure to remove the old handlers before adding new ones
         relay.off("notice", noticeHandler);
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ export class NDKPool extends EventEmitter<{
         relay.off("flapping", flappingHandler);
         relay.off("auth", authHandler);
         relay.off("authed", authedHandler);
+        relay.off("authfail", authFailHandler);
 
         // add the handlers
         relay.on("notice", noticeHandler);
@@ -177,6 +183,7 @@ export class NDKPool extends EventEmitter<{
         relay.on("flapping", flappingHandler);
         relay.on("auth", authHandler);
         relay.on("authed", authedHandler);
+        relay.on("authfail", authFailHandler);
 
         // Update the cache adapter with the new relay status
         relay.on("delayed-connect", (delay: number) => {