diff --git a/cmd/membershipd/main.go b/cmd/membershipd/main.go
index 6ed2d59..a26428e 100644
--- a/cmd/membershipd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/membershipd/main.go
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ func main() {
 		storeDir  = flag.String("store-dir", "./local_files/blobs", "blob store directory")
 		natsPort  = flag.Int("nats-port", 4250, "embedded NATS listen port (when --nats-url empty)")
 		natsStore = flag.String("nats-store", "./local_files/jetstream", "embedded JetStream store dir")
+		busAuth   = flag.String("bus-auth", "off", "control-plane auth rollout: off|soft|enforce (feature flag bus-auth)")
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	authMode, err := membership.ParseAuthMode(*busAuth)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+
 	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.Lmsgprefix)
 	log.SetPrefix("[membershipd] ")
 
@@ -78,7 +84,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	log.Printf("blob store: %s", *storeDir)
 
-	srv := membership.NewServer(store, blobs)
+	srv := membership.NewServer(store, blobs, authMode)
+	log.Printf("control-plane auth: %s", authMode)
 	addr := *bind + ":" + *httpPort
 	httpSrv := &http.Server{Addr: addr, Handler: srv}