diff --git a/modules/http_client/README b/modules/http_client/README
index dd34360a67b..2387c254be5 100644
--- a/modules/http_client/README
+++ b/modules/http_client/README
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ modparam("http_client", "tlsversion", 6)
      * 8 - NTLM authentication
      * 16 - HTTP Digest with IE flavour
 
+   Default value is 3 - BASIC and Digest authentication.
+
    This is also configurable per connection in the http_client
    configuration file.
 
diff --git a/modules/http_client/doc/http_client_admin.xml b/modules/http_client/doc/http_client_admin.xml
index 30b4b9e592a..6e32845a893 100644
--- a/modules/http_client/doc/http_client_admin.xml
+++ b/modules/http_client/doc/http_client_admin.xml
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ modparam("http_client", "tlsversion", 6)
 				<listitem><para>8 - NTLM authentication</para></listitem>
 				<listitem><para>16 - HTTP Digest with IE flavour</para></listitem>
 				</itemizedlist>
+			Default value is 3 - BASIC and Digest authentication.
 			</para>
 			<para>
 			This is also configurable per connection in the http_client configuration file.