diff --git a/code/zato-common/src/zato/common/api.py b/code/zato-common/src/zato/common/api.py
index cec16d6653..401f6764b4 100644
--- a/code/zato-common/src/zato/common/api.py
+++ b/code/zato-common/src/zato/common/api.py
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ class SCHEDULER:
 
     # This is the username of an API client that servers
     # will use when they invoke their scheduler.
-    Default_API_Client_For_Server_Auth_Required = True
+    Default_API_Client_For_Server_Auth_Required = False
     Default_API_Client_For_Server_Username = 'server_api_client1'
 
     TLS_Enabled = False