diff --git a/conf/config.xml b/conf/config.xml
index 3cd7300..8c72176 100644
--- a/conf/config.xml
+++ b/conf/config.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
   <UrlBase>__PATH__</UrlBase>
   <BindAddress>127.0.0.1</BindAddress>
   <ApiKey>__API_KEY__</ApiKey>
-  <AuthenticationMethod>None</AuthenticationMethod>
+  <AuthenticationMethod>External</AuthenticationMethod>
   <UpdateMechanism>BuiltIn</UpdateMechanism>
   <Branch>develop</Branch>
-  <AuthenticationRequired></AuthenticationRequired>
+  <AuthenticationRequired>disabledForLocalAddresses</AuthenticationRequired>
   <InstanceName>Prowlarr</InstanceName>
   <LaunchBrowser>False</LaunchBrowser>
   <SslCertPath></SslCertPath>