diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
index 1fd10af9c..4c2a7c0d6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.html
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@
         <label for="node-input-useAuth" style="width: 70%;"><span data-i18n="httpin.basicauth"></span></label>
         <div style="margin-left: 20px" class="node-input-useAuth-row hide">
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label for="node-input-authType"><i class="fa fa-user-secret "></i> <span data-i18n="httpin.label.authType"></span></label>
-                <select type="text" id="node-input-authType" style="width:70%;">
+                <label for="node-input-authType-select"><i class="fa fa-user-secret "></i> <span data-i18n="httpin.label.authType"></span></label>
+                <select type="text" id="node-input-authType-select" style="width:70%;">
                     <option value="basic"  data-i18n="httpin.basic"></option>
                     <option value="digest" data-i18n="httpin.digest"></option>
                     <option value="bearer" data-i18n="httpin.bearer"></option>
                 </select>
+                <input type="hidden" id="node-input-authType">
             </div>
             <div class="form-row node-input-basic-row">
                 <label for="node-input-user"><i class="fa fa-user"></i> <span data-i18n="common.label.username"></span></label>
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
             url:{value:"",validate:function(v) { return (v.trim().length === 0) || (v.indexOf("://") === -1) || (v.trim().indexOf("http") === 0)} },
             tls: {type:"tls-config",required: false},
             proxy: {type:"http proxy",required: false},
-            authType: {value: "basic"}
+            authType: {value: ""}
         },
         credentials: {
             user: {type:"text"},
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
                     $(".node-input-useAuth-row").show();
                     // Nodes (< version 0.20.x) with credentials but without authentication type, need type 'basic'
                     if (!$('#node-input-authType').val()) {
-                        $('#node-input-authType').val('basic');
+                        $("#node-input-authType-select").val('basic').trigger("change");
                     }
                 } else {
                     $(".node-input-useAuth-row").hide();
@@ -139,12 +140,14 @@
                     $('#node-input-password').val('');
                 }
             });
-            $("#node-input-authType").change(function() {
-                if ($(this).val() == "basic" || $(this).val() == "digest") {
+            $("#node-input-authType-select").change(function() {
+                var val = $(this).val();
+                $("#node-input-authType").val(val);
+                if (val === "basic" || val === "digest") {
                     $(".node-input-basic-row").show();
                     $('#node-span-password').show();
                     $('#node-span-token').hide();
-                } else if ($(this).val() == "bearer") {
+                } else if (val === "bearer") {
                     $(".node-input-basic-row").hide();
                     $('#node-span-password').hide();
                     $('#node-span-token').show();
@@ -158,8 +161,9 @@
                     $(".node-input-paytoqs-row").hide();
                 }
             });
-            if (this.credentials.user || this.credentials.has_password) {
+            if (this.authType) {
                 $('#node-input-useAuth').prop('checked', true);
+                $("#node-input-authType-select").val(this.authType);
             } else {
                 $('#node-input-useAuth').prop('checked', false);
             }