diff --git a/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg
index d39d9e05cb..e2f95b961b 100644
--- a/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ DISABLED_PLUGINS = ['IRC']
 # Specify which authentication method to use, defaults to `fas` can be or
 # `local`
 # Default: ``fas``.
-PAGURE_AUTH = 'fas'
+PAGURE_AUTH = 'openid'
 
 # When this is set to True, the session cookie will only be returned to the
 # server via ssl (https). If you connect to the server via plain http, the