diff --git a/acapy_agent/admin/decorators/auth.py b/acapy_agent/admin/decorators/auth.py
index 818f297d40..6d673a19f9 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/admin/decorators/auth.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/admin/decorators/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Authentication decorators for the admin API."""
 
 import functools
+import re
+from typing import Optional, Pattern, Sequence, cast
 
 from aiohttp import web
 
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ def tenant_authentication(handler):
     - check for a valid bearer token in the Autorization header if running
     in multi-tenant mode
     - check for a valid x-api-key header if running in single-tenant mode
+    - check if the base wallet has access to teh requested path if running
+    in multi-tenant mode
     """
 
     @functools.wraps(handler)
@@ -61,11 +65,15 @@ async def tenant_auth(request):
         )
         insecure_mode = bool(profile.settings.get("admin.admin_insecure_mode"))
         multitenant_enabled = profile.settings.get("multitenant.enabled")
+        base_wallet_allowed_route = _base_wallet_route_access(
+            profile.settings.get("multitenant.base_wallet_routes"), request.path
+        )
 
         # CORS fix: allow OPTIONS method access to paths without a token
         if (
             (multitenant_enabled and authorization_header)
             or (not multitenant_enabled and valid_key)
+            or (multitenant_enabled and valid_key and base_wallet_allowed_route)
             or insecure_mode
             or request.method == "OPTIONS"
         ):
@@ -78,3 +86,24 @@ async def tenant_auth(request):
             )
 
     return tenant_auth
+
+
+def _base_wallet_route_access(additional_routes: str, request_path: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if request path matches additional routes."""
+    additional_routes_pattern = _build_additional_routes_pattern(additional_routes)
+    return _matches_additional_routes(additional_routes_pattern, request_path)
+
+
+def _build_additional_routes_pattern(pattern_string: str) -> Optional[Pattern]:
+    """Build pattern from string."""
+    base_wallet_routes = cast(Sequence[str], pattern_string)
+    if base_wallet_routes:
+        return re.compile("^(?:" + "|".join(base_wallet_routes) + ")")
+    return None
+
+
+def _matches_additional_routes(pattern: Pattern, path: str) -> bool:
+    """Matches request path to provided pattern."""
+    if pattern and path:
+        return bool(pattern.match(path))
+    return False
diff --git a/acapy_agent/admin/server.py b/acapy_agent/admin/server.py
index 84650ed11b..111d2f2a52 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/admin/server.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/admin/server.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import re
 import warnings
 import weakref
-from typing import Callable, Coroutine, Optional, Pattern, Sequence, cast
+from typing import Callable, Coroutine, Optional
 
 import aiohttp_cors
 import jwt
@@ -280,29 +280,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.websocket_queues = {}
         self.site = None
         self.multitenant_manager = context.inject_or(BaseMultitenantManager)
-        self._additional_route_pattern: Optional[Pattern] = None
-
-    @property
-    def additional_routes_pattern(self) -> Optional[Pattern]:
-        """Pattern for configured additional routes to permit base wallet to access."""
-        if self._additional_route_pattern:
-            return self._additional_route_pattern
-
-        base_wallet_routes = self.context.settings.get("multitenant.base_wallet_routes")
-        base_wallet_routes = cast(Sequence[str], base_wallet_routes)
-        if base_wallet_routes:
-            self._additional_route_pattern = re.compile(
-                "^(?:" + "|".join(base_wallet_routes) + ")"
-            )
-        return None
-
-    def _matches_additional_routes(self, path: str) -> bool:
-        """Path matches additional_routes_pattern."""
-        pattern = self.additional_routes_pattern
-        if pattern:
-            return bool(pattern.match(path))
-
-        return False
 
     async def make_application(self) -> web.Application:
         """Get the aiohttp application instance."""
diff --git a/acapy_agent/admin/tests/test_auth.py b/acapy_agent/admin/tests/test_auth.py
index 1ebd0cd171..7be0549866 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/admin/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/admin/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -133,3 +133,27 @@ async def test_multi_tenant_valid_auth_header(self):
         decor_func = tenant_authentication(self.decorated_handler)
         await decor_func(self.request)
         self.decorated_handler.assert_called_once_with(self.request)
+
+    async def test_base_wallet_additional_route_allowed(self):
+        self.profile.settings["multitenant.base_wallet_routes"] = "/extra-route"
+        self.request = mock.MagicMock(
+            __getitem__=lambda _, k: self.request_dict[k],
+            headers={"x-api-key": "admin_api_key"},
+            method="POST",
+            path="/extra-route",
+        )
+        decor_func = tenant_authentication(self.decorated_handler)
+        await decor_func(self.request)
+        self.decorated_handler.assert_called_once_with(self.request)
+
+    async def test_base_wallet_additional_route_denied(self):
+        self.profile.settings["multitenant.base_wallet_routes"] = "/wrong-extra-route"
+        self.request = mock.MagicMock(
+            __getitem__=lambda _, k: self.request_dict[k],
+            headers={"x-api-key": "admin_api_key"},
+            method="POST",
+            path="/extra-route",
+        )
+        decor_func = tenant_authentication(self.decorated_handler)
+        with self.assertRaises(web.HTTPUnauthorized):
+            await decor_func(self.request)