diff --git a/mongo/stack.yml b/mongo/stack.yml
index 7a287967f..36c186bbe 100644
--- a/mongo/stack.yml
+++ b/mongo/stack.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ services:
       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: root
       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: example
       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL: mongodb://root:example@mongo:27017/
+      ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH: false