diff --git a/config/hyperion.config.json.commented b/config/hyperion.config.json.commented
index aa420683..f74ddb58 100644
--- a/config/hyperion.config.json.commented
+++ b/config/hyperion.config.json.commented
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 		"ipWhitelist" : [],
 		"apiAuth" : true,
 		"localApiAuth" : false,
-		"localAdminAuth": false
+		"localAdminAuth": true
 	},
 
 	/// Recreate and save led layouts made with web config. These values are just helpers for ui, not for Hyperion.
diff --git a/config/hyperion.config.json.default b/config/hyperion.config.json.default
index 862e95d2..e2c8d5dd 100644
--- a/config/hyperion.config.json.default
+++ b/config/hyperion.config.json.default
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 		"ipWhitelist" : [],
 		"apiAuth" : true,
 		"localApiAuth" : false,
-		"localAdminAuth": false
+		"localAdminAuth": true
 	},
 
 	"ledConfig" :
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/schema/schema-network.json b/libsrc/hyperion/schema/schema-network.json
index 686fdf99..9b85b1f4 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/schema/schema-network.json
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/schema/schema-network.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 			"type" : "boolean",
 			"title" : "edt_conf_net_localAdminAuth_title",
 			"required" : true,
-			"default" : false,
+			"default" : true,
 			"propertyOrder" : 5
 		}
 	},