diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-example-app/src/main/resources/application.properties b/examples/hawkbit-example-app/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 6e05b6b5a..1a94206bb 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-example-app/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-example-app/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 # http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 #
 
+# User Security
+security.user.name=admin
+security.user.password=admin
+
 # DDI authentication configuration
 hawkbit.server.ddi.security.authentication.anonymous.enabled=true
 hawkbit.server.ddi.security.authentication.targettoken.enabled=true