diff --git a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
index f6de6a13..dd468823 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFi/src/WiFiSTA.cpp
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ static void wifi_sta_config(wifi_config_t * wifi_config, const char * ssid=NULL,
     wifi_config->sta.pmf_cfg.required = pmf_required;
     wifi_config->sta.bssid_set = 0;
     memset(wifi_config->sta.bssid, 0, 6);
-    wifi_config->sta.threshold.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK;
+    wifi_config->sta.threshold.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_OPEN;
     wifi_config->sta.ssid[0] = 0;
     wifi_config->sta.password[0] = 0;
     if(ssid != NULL && ssid[0] != 0){
         _wifi_strncpy((char*)wifi_config->sta.ssid, ssid, 32);
     	if(password != NULL && password[0] != 0){
-    		wifi_config->sta.threshold.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WEP;
+    		wifi_config->sta.threshold.authmode = WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK;
     		_wifi_strncpy((char*)wifi_config->sta.password, password, 64);
     	}
         if(bssid != NULL){