diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index fc593d17a3..c595b021c5 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ techdocs:
 
 auth:
   # see https://backstage.io/docs/auth/ to learn about auth providers
-  providers: {}
+  providers: { guest: {} }
 
 scaffolder:
   {}