diff --git a/config/application.tmpl b/config/application.tmpl
index c387478b635a16d0a9c55bcbcdc21cabb979d45c..4ce70034e88563b25da36459805469fc48266ea9 100644
--- a/config/application.tmpl
+++ b/config/application.tmpl
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ frontend:
     url: {{ default .Env.FRONTEND_REDIRECT_URL http://localhost/home }}
 
 authentication:
-  enabled: {{ default .Env.AUTHENTICATION 0 }}
+  enabled: {{ default .Env.AUTHENTICATION 1 }}