diff --git a/build/UserALEWebExtension/background.js b/build/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
index d9372d05..389f5a8d 100644
--- a/build/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
+++ b/build/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ var defaultConfig = {
   useraleConfig: {
     url: 'http://localhost:8000',
     userId: 'pluginUser',
+    authHeader: null,
     toolName: 'useralePlugin',
     version: version
   }
diff --git a/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js b/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
index 5987938b..28a7ab11 100644
--- a/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
+++ b/src/UserALEWebExtension/background.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { browser } from './globals.js';
 const defaultConfig = {useraleConfig: {
   url: 'http://localhost:8000',
   userId: 'pluginUser',
+  authHeader: null,
   toolName: 'useralePlugin',
   version: userale.version,
 }};