diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 95b222bf4..2abfda28f 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -22,26 +22,14 @@ type AUTH struct {
 	GroupEndpointURL string
 }
 
-// func (c *config) Init(ClientId, ClientSecret, AuthorizeURL, TokenURL, GroupEndpointURL string) {
-// 	c.ClientId = ClientId
-// 	c.ClientSecret = ClientSecret
-// 	c.AuthorizeURL = AuthorizeURL
-// 	c.TokenURL = TokenURL
-// 	c.GroupEndpointURL = GroupEndpointURL
-// }
-
-// apiOption is a functional option type for pilosa.API
-type authOption func(*AUTH) error
-
-func OptAuth(ClientId, ClientSecret, AuthorizeURL, TokenURL, GroupEndpointURL string) authOption {
-	return func(a *AUTH) error {
-		a.ClientId = ClientId
-		a.ClientSecret = ClientSecret
-		a.AuthorizeURL = AuthorizeURL
-		a.TokenURL = TokenURL
-		a.GroupEndpointURL = GroupEndpointURL
-		return nil
+func NewAuth(ClientId, ClientSecret, AuthorizeURL, TokenURL, GroupEndpointURL string) AUTH {
+	a := AUTH{
+		ClientId:         ClientId,
+		ClientSecret:     ClientSecret,
+		AuthorizeURL:     AuthorizeURL,
+		TokenURL:         TokenURL,
+		GroupEndpointURL: GroupEndpointURL,
 	}
-}
 
-// redirectURL
+	return a
+}
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index 9f7a24e61..f8e411f37 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 	// Schema Details Toggle
 	c.SchemaDetailsOn = true
 
-	// AuthZ/AuthN disabled by default
-	c.Auth.Enable = false
-
 	return c
 }
 
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 30b1794ee..768f000ed 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/statsd"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/syswrap"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/testhook"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/vprint"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -237,7 +238,9 @@ func (m *Command) Start() (err error) {
 
 	if m.Config.Auth.Enable == true {
 		m.Config.MustValidateAuth()
-		auth.OptAuth(m.Config.Auth.ClientId, m.Config.Auth.ClientSecret, m.Config.Auth.AuthorizeURL, m.Config.Auth.TokenURL, m.Config.Auth.GroupEndpointURL)
+		authArgs := auth.NewAuth(m.Config.Auth.ClientId, m.Config.Auth.ClientSecret, m.Config.Auth.AuthorizeURL, m.Config.Auth.TokenURL, m.Config.Auth.GroupEndpointURL)
+		vprint.VV("Auth: %v", authArgs)
+		// print statement is so that binary compiles, and golang doesn't complaint about declared but unused var
 	}
 
 	// Initialize server.