fix: Fix authentication timeout in rare cases that could lead to a stacktrace

Fixes: #285

.changelogs/1.1.6/285_fix_authentication_timeout.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fixed:
+  - Fix authentication timeout in rare cases that could lead to a stacktrace (@gyptazy). [#285]

proxlb/main.py

@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ def main():
     # Validate of an optional service delay
     Helper.get_service_delay(proxlb_config)
 
-    # Connect to Proxmox API & create API object
-    proxmox_api = ProxmoxApi(proxlb_config)
-
-    # Overwrite password after creating the API object
-    proxlb_config["proxmox_api"]["pass"] = "********"
-
     while True:
 
+        # Connect to Proxmox API & create API object
+        proxmox_api = ProxmoxApi(proxlb_config)
+
+        # Overwrite password after creating the API object
+        proxlb_config["proxmox_api"]["pass"] = "********"
+
         # Validate if reload signal was sent during runtime
         # and reload the ProxLB configuration and adjust log level
         if Helper.proxlb_reload: