diff --git a/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties b/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
index 14d5696005..8932144921 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/alfresco/repository.properties
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ authentication.ticket.validDuration=PT1H
 # For the pre 4.2 behaviour of one ticket per session set this to false.
 authentication.ticket.useSingleTicketPerUser=true
 
+authentication.alwaysAllowBasicAuthForAdminConsole.enabled=true
+authentication.getRemoteUserTimeoutMilliseconds=10000
+
 # FTP access
 ftp.enabled=false