diff --git a/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/AuthenticationExtensions.cs b/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/AuthenticationExtensions.cs
index a8fa0d14..99327d0b 100644
--- a/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/AuthenticationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/AuthenticationExtensions.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public static IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder AddOpenIdConnect(
     private static void ConfigureAuthentication(AuthenticationOptions x)
     {
         x.DefaultScheme = JwtOrCookieDefault.AuthenticationScheme;
-        x.DefaultChallengeScheme = JwtOrCookieDefault.AuthenticationScheme;
+        x.DefaultChallengeScheme = OpenIdConnectDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
     }
 
     private static void ConfigureCookies(CookieAuthenticationOptions x)
diff --git a/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder.cs b/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder.cs
index dc278548..a5b14586 100644
--- a/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Backend/src/Authoring.Core/Authentication/IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder.cs
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder ConfigureAuthentication(
 
     IAuthoringServerAuthenticationBuilder ConfigureBuilder(Action<AuthenticationBuilder> configure);
 }
+