diff --git a/config-ui/nginx.conf b/config-ui/nginx.conf
index c9987f661b5..0b9aa250308 100644
--- a/config-ui/nginx.conf
+++ b/config-ui/nginx.conf
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ${SERVER_CONF}
   }
 
   location /grafana/ {
+    auth_basic off;
     set $external "${USE_EXTERNAL_GRAFANA}";
     if ($external = "true") {
       return 302 "${GRAFANA_ENDPOINT}";