diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/adsbdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/adsbdemodgui.cpp
index 9f54f4116..462124b47 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/adsbdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/adsbdemodgui.cpp
@@ -5935,9 +5935,6 @@ void ADSBDemodGUI::applyImportSettings()
 void ADSBDemodGUI::import()
 {
     QString urlString = "https://";
-    if (!m_settings.m_importUsername.isEmpty() && !m_settings.m_importPassword.isEmpty()) {
-        urlString = urlString + m_settings.m_importUsername + ":" + m_settings.m_importPassword + "@";
-    }
     urlString = urlString + m_settings.m_importHost + "/api/states/all";
     QChar join = '?';
     if (!m_settings.m_importParameters.isEmpty())
@@ -5965,7 +5962,13 @@ void ADSBDemodGUI::import()
         urlString = urlString + join + "lomax=" + m_settings.m_importMaxLongitude;
         join = '&';
     }
-    m_networkManager->get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(urlString)));
+    QNetworkRequest request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(urlString));
+    if (!m_settings.m_importUsername.isEmpty() && !m_settings.m_importPassword.isEmpty())
+    {
+        QByteArray encoded = (m_settings.m_importUsername + ":" + m_settings.m_importPassword).toLocal8Bit().toBase64();
+        request.setRawHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + encoded);
+    }
+    m_networkManager->get(request);
 }
 
 // Handle opensky-network API call reply
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/readme.md b/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/readme.md
index 5b89a0e1c..b8396dc4b 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/readme.md
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodadsb/readme.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ As a server:
 The Beast binary and Hex formats are as detailed here: https://wiki.jetvision.de/wiki/Mode-S_Beast:Data_Output_Formats
 
 When Enable import is checked, aircraft data for aircraft anywhere in the world can be imported from OpenSky Network.
-A username and password are not required, but when specified, this allows the update period to be reduced to 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds.
+A username and password are not required, but when specified, this allows the update period to be reduced to 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds, and 4000 API calls per day instead of 400.
 To limit network traffic and processing power requirements, a geographical region can be set via the minimum and maximum latitude and longitude fields.
 
 <h3>17: Open Notifications Dialog</h3>