diff --git a/lib/core/services/alfresco-api.service.ts b/lib/core/services/alfresco-api.service.ts
index ad51e2aab3..fc5a536aae 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/alfresco-api.service.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/alfresco-api.service.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ export class AlfrescoApiService {
     }
 
     protected initAlfrescoApi() {
-        let oauth: OauthConfigModel = this.appConfig.get<OauthConfigModel>(AppConfigValues.OAUTHCONFIG, null);
-
+        let oauth: OauthConfigModel = Object.assign({}, this.appConfig.get<OauthConfigModel>(AppConfigValues.OAUTHCONFIG, null));
         if (oauth) {
             oauth.redirectUri = window.location.origin + (oauth.redirectUri || '/');
             oauth.redirectUriLogout = window.location.origin + (oauth.redirectUriLogout || '/');
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ export class AlfrescoApiService {
             ticketBpm: this.storage.getItem('ticket-BPM'),
             hostEcm: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.ECMHOST),
             hostBpm: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.BPMHOST),
-            authType: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.AUTHTYPE),
+            authType: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.AUTHTYPE, 'BASIC'),
             contextRootBpm: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.CONTEXTROOTBPM),
             contextRoot: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.CONTEXTROOTECM),
             disableCsrf: this.storage.getItem('DISABLE_CSRF') === 'true',
diff --git a/lib/core/settings/host-settings.component.ts b/lib/core/settings/host-settings.component.ts
index 0361e2e682..4bd307a8cc 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings/host-settings.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/settings/host-settings.component.ts
@@ -79,14 +79,16 @@ export class HostSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
 
         let providerSelected = this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.PROVIDERS);
 
+        const authType = this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.AUTHTYPE, 'BASIC');
+
         this.form = this.formBuilder.group({
             providersControl: [providerSelected, Validators.required],
-            authType: this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.AUTHTYPE)
+            authType: authType
         });
 
         this.addFormGroups();
 
-        if (this.appConfig.get<string>(AppConfigValues.AUTHTYPE) === 'OAUTH') {
+        if (authType === 'OAUTH') {
             this.addOAuthFormGroup();
         }