diff --git a/launch_scripts/launch_airflow.py b/launch_scripts/launch_airflow.py
index 8913e680..c82b5dcf 100755
--- a/launch_scripts/launch_airflow.py
+++ b/launch_scripts/launch_airflow.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import datetime
 import logging
 import argparse
-from typing import Dict, Union, List, Any
+from typing import Dict, Union, List
 
 import requests
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
 
 logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+def _retrieve_pw(instance: str = "prod") -> str:
+    path: str = "/sdf/group/lcls/ds/tools/lute/airflow_{instance}.txt"
+    if instance == "prod" or instance == "test":
+        path = path.format(instance)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('`instance` must be either "test" or "prod"!')
+
+    with open(path, "r") as f:
+        pw: str = f.readline().strip()
+    return pw
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog="trigger_airflow_lute_dag",
@@ -45,10 +58,13 @@
     extra_args: List[str]  # Should contain all SLURM arguments!
     args, extra_args = parser.parse_known_args()
     airflow_instance: str
+    instance_str: str
     if args.test:
         airflow_instance = "http://172.24.5.190:8080/"
+        instance_str = "test"
     else:
         airflow_instance = "http://172.24.5.247:8080/"
+        instance_str = "prod"
 
     airflow_api_endpoints: Dict[str, str] = {
         "health": "api/v1/health",
@@ -57,7 +73,7 @@
 
     resp: requests.models.Response = requests.get(
         f"{airflow_instance}/{airflow_api_endpoints['health']}",
-        auth=HTTPBasicAuth(),  # NEED AUTH SOLUTION
+        auth=HTTPBasicAuth("btx", _retrieve_pw(instance_str)),
     )
     resp.raise_for_status()
 
@@ -86,7 +102,7 @@
     resp: requests.models.Response = requests.post(
         f"{airflow_instance}/{airflow_api_endpoints['run_dag']}",
         json=dag_run_data,
-        auth=HTTPBasicAuth(),  # NEED AUTH SOLUTION
+        auth=HTTPBasicAuth("btx", _retrieve_pw(instance_str)),
     )
     resp.raise_for_status()
     logger.info(resp.text)
diff --git a/workflows/airflow/pyalgos_sfx_phasing.py b/workflows/airflow/pyalgos_sfx_phasing.py
index c9217a44..1bdbe02b 100644
--- a/workflows/airflow/pyalgos_sfx_phasing.py
+++ b/workflows/airflow/pyalgos_sfx_phasing.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 from lute.operators.jidoperators import JIDSlurmOperator
 
 dag_id: str = f"lute_{os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0]}"
-description: str = "Run SFX processing using PyAlgos peak finding and experimental phasing"
+description: str = (
+    "Run SFX processing using PyAlgos peak finding and experimental phasing"
+)
 
 dag: DAG = DAG(
     dag_id=dag_id,
@@ -32,19 +34,29 @@
 
 peak_finder: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(task_id="PeakFinderPyAlgos", dag=dag)
 
-indexer: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(max_cores=120, task_id="CrystFELIndexer", dag=dag)
+indexer: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(
+    max_cores=120, task_id="CrystFELIndexer", dag=dag
+)
 
 # Merge
-merger: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(max_cores=120, task_id="PartialatorMerger", dag=dag)
+merger: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(
+    max_cores=120, task_id="PartialatorMerger", dag=dag
+)
 
 # Figures of merit
-hkl_comparer: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(max_cores=8, task_id="HKLComparer", dag=dag)
+hkl_comparer: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(
+    max_cores=8, task_id="HKLComparer", dag=dag
+)
 
 # HKL conversions
-hkl_manipulator: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(max_cores=8, task_id="HKLManipulator", dag=dag)
+hkl_manipulator: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(
+    max_cores=8, task_id="HKLManipulator", dag=dag
+)
 
 # SHELX Tasks
-shelxc: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(max_cores=20, task_id="SHELXCRunner", dag=dag)
+shelxc: JIDSlurmOperator = JIDSlurmOperator(
+    max_cores=20, task_id="SHELXCRunner", dag=dag
+)
 
 
 peak_finder >> indexer >> merger >> hkl_manipulator >> shelxc