diff --git a/Packages/ohif-servers/both/schema/servers.js b/Packages/ohif-servers/both/schema/servers.js
index 93e87d3e2..62e91701a 100644
--- a/Packages/ohif-servers/both/schema/servers.js
+++ b/Packages/ohif-servers/both/schema/servers.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const DICOMWebRequestOptions = new SimpleSchema({
     auth: {
         type: String,
         label: 'Authentication',
+        defaultValue: 'orthanc:orthanc',
         optional: true
     },
     logRequests: {
diff --git a/Packages/ohif-servers/server/startup.js b/Packages/ohif-servers/server/startup.js
index 30c718a2e..64c7a3204 100644
--- a/Packages/ohif-servers/server/startup.js
+++ b/Packages/ohif-servers/server/startup.js
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ import { OHIF } from 'meteor/ohif:core';
 import { Servers } from 'meteor/ohif:servers/both/collections';
 import { ServerConfiguration } from 'meteor/ohif:servers/both/schema/servers.js';
 
+// Validate the servers configuration
+Meteor.startup(() => {
+    // Save custom properties (if any)...
+    // "Meteor.settings" and "Meteor.settings.public" are set by default...
+    let custom = {
+        private: Meteor.settings.custom,
+        public: Meteor.settings.public.custom
+    };
+
+    // ... and remove them to prevent clean up
+    delete Meteor.settings.custom;
+    delete Meteor.settings.public.custom;
+
+    ServerConfiguration.clean(Meteor.settings);
+
+    // TODO: Make the error messages more clear
+    // Taking this out for now to prevent confusion.
+    // check(Meteor.settings, ServerConfiguration);
+
+    Meteor.settings.custom = custom.private;
+    Meteor.settings.public.custom = custom.public;
+
+    OHIF.log.info(JSON.stringify(Meteor.settings, null, 2));
+});
+
 // Check the servers on meteor startup
 Meteor.startup(function() {
     OHIF.log.info('Updating servers information from JSON configuration');
@@ -34,28 +59,3 @@ Meteor.startup(function() {
 
     OHIF.servers.control.resetCurrentServer();
 });
-
-// Validate the servers configuration
-Meteor.startup(() => {
-    // Save custom properties (if any)...
-    // "Meteor.settings" and "Meteor.settings.public" are set by default...
-    let custom = {
-        private: Meteor.settings.custom,
-        public: Meteor.settings.public.custom
-    };
-
-    // ... and remove them to prevent clean up
-    delete Meteor.settings.custom;
-    delete Meteor.settings.public.custom;
-
-    ServerConfiguration.clean(Meteor.settings);
-
-    // TODO: Make the error messages more clear
-    // Taking this out for now to prevent confusion.
-    // check(Meteor.settings, ServerConfiguration);
-
-    Meteor.settings.custom = custom.private;
-    Meteor.settings.public.custom = custom.public;
-
-    OHIF.log.info(JSON.stringify(Meteor.settings, null, 2));
-});