diff --git a/ud/manager.go b/ud/manager.go
index 82fe4d8d38127201daea9e988876f2e10207817e..7cbce3d6b793ea26a9a47fee81afff4137cd7c33 100644
--- a/ud/manager.go
+++ b/ud/manager.go
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ func NewManager(client *api.Client)(*Manager, error){
 	//create the user discovery host object
 
 	hp := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
-	hp.AuthEnabled = false
 	if m.host, err = m.comms.AddHost(m.udID, def.UDB.Address,[]byte(def.UDB.Cert),
 		hp); err!=nil{
 		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host " +