diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
index 0cf4907a10..f79dda412f 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
           authoritative_registry: 'registry.example.com',
           vendor: 'Fedora Project',
           verify_ssl: false,
-          use_auth: false,
+          use_auth: true,
           builder_use_auth: true,
           distribution_scope: 'private',
           registry_api_versions: 'v2',