diff --git a/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts b/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
index 2d8979b9..a64f0394 100644
--- a/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export const resourceHeaderAuthExtendedCompatibility = pgTable("resourceHeaderAu
     resourceId: integer("resourceId")
         .notNull()
         .references(() => resources.resourceId, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
-    extendedCompatibilityIsActivated: boolean("extendedCompatibilityIsActivated").notNull().default(false),
+    extendedCompatibilityIsActivated: boolean("extendedCompatibilityIsActivated").notNull().default(true),
 });
 
 export const resourceAccessToken = pgTable("resourceAccessToken", {
diff --git a/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts b/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
index 1725e5d3..5ae82ba9 100644
--- a/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ export const resourceHeaderAuthExtendedCompatibility = sqliteTable("resourceHead
     resourceId: integer("resourceId")
         .notNull()
         .references(() => resources.resourceId, {onDelete: "cascade"}),
-    extendedCompatibilityIsActivated: integer("extendedCompatibilityIsActivated", {mode: "boolean"}).notNull()
+    extendedCompatibilityIsActivated: integer("extendedCompatibilityIsActivated", {mode: "boolean"}).notNull().default(true)
 });
 
 export const resourceAccessToken = sqliteTable("resourceAccessToken", {
diff --git a/server/lib/blueprints/types.ts b/server/lib/blueprints/types.ts
index 4cde2fcd..00bd33af 100644
--- a/server/lib/blueprints/types.ts
+++ b/server/lib/blueprints/types.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const AuthSchema = z.object({
     "basic-auth": z.object({
         user: z.string().min(1),
         password: z.string().min(1),
-        extendedCompatibility: z.boolean().default(false)
+        extendedCompatibility: z.boolean().default(true)
     }).optional(),
     "sso-enabled": z.boolean().optional().default(false),
     "sso-roles": z
diff --git a/src/components/SetResourceHeaderAuthForm.tsx b/src/components/SetResourceHeaderAuthForm.tsx
index 6185d6f2..700509c0 100644
--- a/src/components/SetResourceHeaderAuthForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SetResourceHeaderAuthForm.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type SetHeaderAuthFormValues = z.infer<typeof setHeaderAuthFormSchema>;
 const defaultValues: Partial<SetHeaderAuthFormValues> = {
     user: "",
     password: "",
-    extendedCompatibility: false
+    extendedCompatibility: true
 };
 
 type SetHeaderAuthFormProps = {