diff --git a/services/couchdb/config/chttpd_auth.ini b/services/couchdb/config/chttpd_auth.ini
index ee98002..860cc17 100644
--- a/services/couchdb/config/chttpd_auth.ini
+++ b/services/couchdb/config/chttpd_auth.ini
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 timeout = 315362081
 users_db_public = false
 ; public_fields = publicInfo
+proxy_use_secret = true