diff --git a/server/jwt_test.go b/server/jwt_test.go
index 9126d346..e00d3248 100644
--- a/server/jwt_test.go
+++ b/server/jwt_test.go
@@ -3512,6 +3512,7 @@ func TestJWTAccountNATSResolverFetch(t *testing.T) {
 		system_account: %s
 		resolver: {
 			type: full
+
 			dir: '%s'
 			interval: "200ms"
 			limit: 4
@@ -6647,3 +6648,54 @@ func TestAccountWeightedMappingInSuperCluster(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected v2 to receive 40%%, got %v/1000", v2)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestServerOperatorModeNoAuthRequired(t *testing.T) {
+	_, spub := createKey(t)
+	sysClaim := jwt.NewAccountClaims(spub)
+	sysClaim.Name = "$SYS"
+	sysJwt, err := sysClaim.Encode(oKp)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	akp, apub := createKey(t)
+	accClaim := jwt.NewAccountClaims(apub)
+	accClaim.Name = "TEST"
+	accJwt, err := accClaim.Encode(oKp)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	ukp, _ := nkeys.CreateUser()
+	seed, _ := ukp.Seed()
+	upub, _ := ukp.PublicKey()
+	nuc := jwt.NewUserClaims(upub)
+	ujwt, err := nuc.Encode(akp)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	creds := genCredsFile(t, ujwt, seed)
+
+	dirSrv := createDir(t, "srv")
+	defer removeDir(t, dirSrv)
+
+	conf := createConfFile(t, []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`
+		listen: 127.0.0.1:-1
+		server_name: srv-A
+		operator: %s
+		system_account: %s
+		resolver: {
+			type: full
+			dir: '%s'
+			interval: "200ms"
+			limit: 4
+		}
+		resolver_preload: {
+			%s: %s
+			%s: %s
+		}
+    `, ojwt, spub, dirSrv, spub, sysJwt, apub, accJwt)))
+	defer removeFile(t, conf)
+
+	s, _ := RunServerWithConfig(conf)
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	nc := natsConnect(t, s.ClientURL(), nats.UserCredentials(creds))
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	require_True(t, nc.AuthRequired())
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 2b2edfc3..d39604ce 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func NewServer(opts *Options) (*Server, error) {
 	s.setLeafNodeNonExportedOptions()
 
 	// Setup OCSP Stapling. This will abort server from starting if there
-	// are no valid staples and OCSP policy is to Always or MustStaple.
+	// are no valid staples and OCSP policy is set to Always or MustStaple.
 	if err := s.enableOCSP(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ func NewServer(opts *Options) (*Server, error) {
 	// If there is an URL account resolver, do basic test to see if anyone is home.
 	if ar := opts.AccountResolver; ar != nil {
 		if ur, ok := ar.(*URLAccResolver); ok {
-			if _, err := ur.Fetch(""); err != nil {
+			if _, err := ur.Fetch(_EMPTY_); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ func (s *Server) configureAccounts() error {
 		// If we have defined a system account here check to see if its just us and the $G account.
 		// We would do this to add user/pass to the system account. If this is the case add in
 		// no-auth-user for $G.
-		if numAccounts == 2 && s.opts.NoAuthUser == _EMPTY_ {
+		// Only do this if non-operator mode.
+		if len(opts.TrustedOperators) == 0 && numAccounts == 2 && s.opts.NoAuthUser == _EMPTY_ {
 			// If we come here from config reload, let's not recreate the fake user name otherwise
 			// it will cause currently clients to be disconnected.
 			uname := s.sysAccOnlyNoAuthUser
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ func (s *Server) isTrustedIssuer(issuer string) bool {
 // options-based trusted nkeys. Returns success.
 func (s *Server) processTrustedKeys() bool {
 	s.strictSigningKeyUsage = map[string]struct{}{}
-	if trustedKeys != "" && !s.initStampedTrustedKeys() {
+	if trustedKeys != _EMPTY_ && !s.initStampedTrustedKeys() {
 		return false
 	} else if s.opts.TrustedKeys != nil {
 		for _, key := range s.opts.TrustedKeys {
@@ -2527,7 +2528,7 @@ func (s *Server) createClient(conn net.Conn) *client {
 
 	// Check to see if we have auth_required set but we also have a no_auth_user.
 	// If so set back to false.
-	if info.AuthRequired && opts.NoAuthUser != _EMPTY_ {
+	if info.AuthRequired && opts.NoAuthUser != _EMPTY_ && opts.NoAuthUser != s.sysAccOnlyNoAuthUser {
 		info.AuthRequired = false
 	}