diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 3920390..5da7e2c 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ def test_jwtcli():
         assert status == 0
         assert len(stdout.split('.')) == 3
 
+        # Without token
+        when('auth create')
+        assert stderr == ''
+        assert status == 0
+        assert len(stdout.split('.')) == 3
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.climain(['auth', 'c', '{"foo": "bar"}'])
diff --git a/yhttp/ext/auth/__init__.py b/yhttp/ext/auth/__init__.py
index 5b4b44b..62dcf40 100644
--- a/yhttp/ext/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/yhttp/ext/auth/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from .install import install
 from .authentication import Authenticator
 
-__version__ = '3.7.0'
+__version__ = '3.7.1'
diff --git a/yhttp/ext/auth/cli.py b/yhttp/ext/auth/cli.py
index 4983cef..6883666 100644
--- a/yhttp/ext/auth/cli.py
+++ b/yhttp/ext/auth/cli.py
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ class Create(SubCommand):
     def __call__(self, args):
         settings = args.application.settings.auth
         jwt = Authenticator(settings)
-        print(jwt.dump(json.loads(args.payload)))
+        if args.payload:
+            payload = json.loads(args.payload)
+        else:
+            payload = ''
+
+        print(jwt.dump(payload))
 
 
 class AuthenticatorCLI(SubCommand):