diff --git a/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js b/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js
index 93c5ca05d..d01646ef8 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/stacks/create/createStackController.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ angular
       StackFile: null,
       RepositoryURL: '',
       RepositoryReferenceName: '',
-      RepositoryAuthentication: true,
+      RepositoryAuthentication: false,
       RepositoryUsername: '',
       RepositoryPassword: '',
       Env: [],