diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9dd4c6a1..3c9de7fb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
             faas_nats_port: 4222
             direct_functions: "true"    # Functions are invoked directly over the overlay network
             direct_functions_suffix: ""
-            basic_auth: "true"
+            basic_auth: "false"
             secret_mount_path: "/run/secrets/"
         deploy:
             resources:
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ services:
             placement:
                 constraints:
                     - 'node.platform.os == linux'
-        secrets:
-            - basic-auth-user
-            - basic-auth-password
+        # secrets:
+        #     - basic-auth-user
+        #     - basic-auth-password
 
     # Docker Swarm provider
     faas-swarm:
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ networks:
         labels:
           - "openfaas=true"
 
-secrets:
-    basic-auth-user:
-        external: true
-    basic-auth-password:
-        external: true
\ No newline at end of file
+# secrets:
+#     basic-auth-user:
+#         external: true
+#     basic-auth-password:
+#         external: true