diff --git a/metrics/metrics-main/kapacitor.conf b/metrics/metrics-main/kapacitor.conf
index 9f413a3e5..53ea029dd 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics-main/kapacitor.conf
+++ b/metrics/metrics-main/kapacitor.conf
@@ -3,9 +3,22 @@ data_dir = "/var/lib/kapacitor"
 skip-config-overrides = false
 default-retention-policy = ""
 
+[auth]
+  enabled = true
+  cache-expiration = "1h"
+  bcrypt-cost = 4
+  meta-addr = ""
+  meta-username = ""
+  meta-password = ""
+  meta-use-tls = false
+  meta-ca = ""
+  meta-cert = ""
+  meta-key = ""
+  meta-insecure-skip-verify = false
+
 [http]
   bind-address = ":9092"
-  auth-enabled = false
+  auth-enabled = true
   log-enabled = true
   write-tracing = false
   pprof-enabled = false