diff --git a/src/mon/MonClient.cc b/src/mon/MonClient.cc
index 850b38d69b605..952c61a8f0b96 100644
--- a/src/mon/MonClient.cc
+++ b/src/mon/MonClient.cc
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ int MonClient::init()
     method = cct->_conf->auth_supported;
   else if (entity_name.get_type() == CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_OSD ||
 	   entity_name.get_type() == CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS ||
-	   entity_name.get_type() == CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON)
+	   entity_name.get_type() == CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MON ||
+	   entity_name.get_type() == CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MGR)
     method = cct->_conf->auth_cluster_required;
   else
     method = cct->_conf->auth_client_required;