diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 69f71d5..71c1532 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "proxmoxaas-common-lib"]
 	path = proxmoxaas-common-lib
 	url = https://git.tronnet.net/tronnet/proxmoxaas-common-lib
+[submodule "go-proxmox"]
+	path = go-proxmox
+	url = https://github.com/luthermonson/go-proxmox
diff --git a/app/pve/pve.go b/app/pve/pve.go
index 6b44154..6b640c8 100644
--- a/app/pve/pve.go
+++ b/app/pve/pve.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func NewClientFromCredentials(config common.PVEConfig, username common.Username,
 	client := proxmox.NewClient(config.URL,
 		proxmox.WithHTTPClient(&HTTPClient),
 		proxmox.WithCredentials(&proxmox.Credentials{Username: username.UserID, Realm: username.Realm, Password: password}),
+		proxmox.WithEagerAuth(),
 	)
 
 	// check that the user is authenticated because proxmox.NewClient does not return an error
@@ -49,11 +50,13 @@ func (pve ProxmoxClient) SyncRealms() (int, error) {
 	}
 	for _, domain := range domains {
 		if domain.Type != "pam" && domain.Type != "pve" { // pam and pve are not external realm types that require sync
+			e := proxmox.IntOrBool(true)
+			r := string("acl;entry;properties")
 			err := domain.Sync(context.Background(), proxmox.DomainSyncOptions{
-				DryRun:         false,                  // we want to make modifications
-				EnableNew:      true,                   // allow new users and groups
-				Scope:          "both",                 // allow new users and groups
-				RemoveVanished: "acl;entry;properties", // remove deleted objects from ACL, entry in pve, and remove properties (probably not necessary)
+				DryRun:         false,  // we want to make modifications
+				EnableNew:      &e,     // allow new users and groups
+				Scope:          "both", // allow new users and groups
+				RemoveVanished: &r,     // remove deleted objects from ACL, entry in pve, and remove properties (probably not necessary)
 			})
 			if proxmox.IsNotAuthorized(err) {
 				return http.StatusUnauthorized, err
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1ca768e..0dc1be9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace proxmoxaas-common-lib => ./proxmoxaas-common-lib
+replace github.com/luthermonson/go-proxmox v0.6.0 => ./go-proxmox
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp v0.1.1 // indirect
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber v1.5.8-0.20250403174932-29230038a667 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.30.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.30.3 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.6 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect