diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 7fe3120f..6259c8d3 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ func LoadConfigOptional(configFile string, optional bool) (*Config, error) {
 	cfg.SaveCooldownStatus = false
 	cfg.TransientErrorCooldownSeconds = 0
 	cfg.DisableImageGeneration = DisableImageGenerationOff
+	cfg.WebsocketAuth = true
 	cfg.Pprof.Enable = false
 	cfg.Pprof.Addr = DefaultPprofAddr
 	cfg.RemoteManagement.PanelGitHubRepository = DefaultPanelGitHubRepository
diff --git a/internal/config/parse.go b/internal/config/parse.go
index 82e1e032..731cc127 100644
--- a/internal/config/parse.go
+++ b/internal/config/parse.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func ParseConfigBytes(data []byte) (*Config, error) {
 	cfg.SaveCooldownStatus = false
 	cfg.TransientErrorCooldownSeconds = 0
 	cfg.DisableImageGeneration = DisableImageGenerationOff
+	cfg.WebsocketAuth = true
 	cfg.Pprof.Enable = false
 	cfg.Pprof.Addr = DefaultPprofAddr
 	cfg.RemoteManagement.PanelGitHubRepository = DefaultPanelGitHubRepository