diff --git a/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template b/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
index a7d958417a..53c252e2db 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
+++ b/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #############################################################################################################
 
 security:
-  enableLogin: false # set to 'true' to enable login
+  enableLogin: true # set to 'true' to enable login
   loginAttemptCount: 5 # lock user account after 5 tries; when using e.g. Fail2Ban you can deactivate the function with -1
   loginResetTimeMinutes: 120 # lock account for 2 hours after x attempts
   loginMethod: all # Accepts values like 'all' and 'normal'(only Login with Username/Password), 'oauth2'(only Login with OAuth2) or 'saml2'(only Login with SAML2)