diff --git a/generators/generator-base.js b/generators/generator-base.js
index f8bfb76a9d3e..9f9c4fe6ee4e 100644
--- a/generators/generator-base.js
+++ b/generators/generator-base.js
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ const constants = require('./generator-constants');
 const PrivateBase = require('./generator-base-private');
 const NeedleApi = require('./needle-api');
 const { defaultConfig } = require('./generator-defaults');
+const { defaultConfigMicroservice } = require('./generator-defaults');
 const { detectLanguage } = require('../utils/language');
 const { formatDateForChangelog } = require('../utils/liquibase');
 const { calculateDbNameWithLimit, hibernateSnakeCase } = require('../utils/db');
 const defaultApplicationOptions = require('../jdl/jhipster/default-application-options');
 const databaseTypes = require('../jdl/jhipster/database-types');
+const MICROSERVICE = require('../jdl/jhipster/application-types');
 
 const JHIPSTER_CONFIG_DIR = constants.JHIPSTER_CONFIG_DIR;
 const MODULES_HOOK_FILE = `${JHIPSTER_CONFIG_DIR}/modules/jhi-hooks.json`;
@@ -2606,7 +2608,7 @@ templates: ${JSON.stringify(existingTemplates, null, 2)}`;
         return { ...defaultAppTypeConfig, ...defaultConfig };
     }
 
-    setConfigDefaults(defaults = defaultConfig) {
+    setConfigDefaults(defaults = this.jhipsterConfig.applicationType !== MICROSERVICE ? defaultConfig : defaultConfigMicroservice) {
         const jhipsterVersion = packagejs.version;
         const baseName = this.getDefaultAppName();
         const creationTimestamp = new Date().getTime();
diff --git a/generators/generator-defaults.js b/generators/generator-defaults.js
index 53bbb2f06d0d..0449aa195e2d 100644
--- a/generators/generator-defaults.js
+++ b/generators/generator-defaults.js
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ const defaultConfig = {
     ...translationDefaultConfig,
 };
 
+const defaultConfigMicroservice = {
+    ...appDefaultConfig,
+    ...serverDefaultConfig,
+    ...translationDefaultConfig,
+};
+
 const entityDefaultConfig = {
     pagination: binaryOptions.DefaultValues[binaryOptions.Options.PAGINATION],
     validation: false,
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ module.exports = {
     serverDefaultConfig,
     clientDefaultConfig,
     defaultConfig,
+    defaultConfigMicroservice,
     requiredDefaultConfig,
     entityDefaultConfig,
     translationDefaultConfig,
diff --git a/jdl/jhipster/default-application-options.js b/jdl/jhipster/default-application-options.js
index 1170bb6d2cfe..3f5306beec02 100644
--- a/jdl/jhipster/default-application-options.js
+++ b/jdl/jhipster/default-application-options.js
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ function getConfigForMicroserviceApplication(customOptions = {}) {
     delete options[CLIENT_THEME];
     delete options[CLIENT_THEME_VARIANT];
     delete options[SKIP_SERVER];
+    delete options[WITH_ADMIN_UI];
     if (typeof options[SKIP_USER_MANAGEMENT] !== 'boolean') {
         options[SKIP_USER_MANAGEMENT] = true;
     }