diff --git a/scripts/http-auth.nse b/scripts/http-auth.nse
index 67c611ec5..8b9bcaaaa 100644
--- a/scripts/http-auth.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-auth.nse
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ author = "Thomas Buchanan"
 
 license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
 
-categories = {"default", "auth"}
+categories = {"default", "auth", "safe"}
 
 require "shortport"
 require "http"
diff --git a/scripts/script.db b/scripts/script.db
index b4b3fddd6..9f0c4e1f7 100644
--- a/scripts/script.db
+++ b/scripts/script.db
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Entry { filename = "gopher-ls.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe
 Entry { filename = "hddtemp-info.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "hostmap.nse", categories = { "discovery", "external", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-affiliate-id.nse", categories = { "discovery", "safe", } }
-Entry { filename = "http-auth.nse", categories = { "auth", "default", } }
+Entry { filename = "http-auth.nse", categories = { "auth", "default", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-brute.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-date.nse", categories = { "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-domino-enum-passwords.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }