diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index d1370081..ce944230 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -153,11 +153,8 @@ func Read() *AppConfig {
 	return &config
 }
 
-func IsAuthEnabled(config *AppConfig) bool {
-	if config.Auth == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return config.Auth.OIDC != nil || config.Auth.Gitlab != nil
+func (config *AppConfig) IsAuthEnabled() bool {
+	return config.Auth != nil
 }
 
 func defaultInterface() (string, error) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dbca2b9c..2fcd15bd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -121,8 +121,17 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	if conf.Auth != nil {
+	if conf.IsAuthEnabled() {
 		handler = auth.New(conf.Auth).Wrap(handler)
+	} else {
+		base := handler
+		handler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			base.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(authsession.SetIdentityCtx(r.Context(), &authsession.AuthSession{
+				Identity: &authsession.Identity{
+					Subject: "default",
+				},
+			})))
+		})
 	}
 
 	// Listen