diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index c01bb6d..738a961 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ Valid options are ``fas``, ``openid``, ``oidc``, or ``local``.
 
 * ``local`` causes pagure to use the local pagure database for user management.
 
-Defaults to: ``fas``.
+Defaults to: ``local``.
 
 
 OIDC Settings
diff --git a/files/pagure.cfg.sample b/files/pagure.cfg.sample
index 6a919f6..2179403 100644
--- a/files/pagure.cfg.sample
+++ b/files/pagure.cfg.sample
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ REDIS_DB = 0
 # Authentication related configuration option
 
 ### Switch the authentication method
-# Specify which authentication method to use, defaults to `fas` can be or
-# `local`
-# Default: ``fas``.
-PAGURE_AUTH = 'fas'
+# Specify which authentication method to use.
+# Available options: `fas`, `openid`, `oidc`, `local`
+# Default: ``local``.
+PAGURE_AUTH = 'local'
 
 # When this is set to True, the session cookie will only be returned to the
 # server via ssl (https). If you connect to the server via plain http, the
diff --git a/pagure/default_config.py b/pagure/default_config.py
index 2450bb0..5465143 100644
--- a/pagure/default_config.py
+++ b/pagure/default_config.py
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ FROM_EMAIL = 'pagure@pagure.org'
 DOMAIN_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = 'pagure.org'
 SALT_EMAIL = '<secret key to be changed>'
 
-# Specify which authentication method to use, defaults to `fas`, other
-# possibilities are `local` or `oidc`
-# Default: ``fas``.
-PAGURE_AUTH = 'fas'
+# Specify which authentication method to use.
+# Available options: `fas`, `openid`, `oidc`, `local`
+# Default: ``local``.
+PAGURE_AUTH = 'local'
 
 # If PAGURE_AUTH is set to 'oidc', the following variables must be set:
 # The path to JSON file with client secrets (provided by your IdP)