diff --git a/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/token/config/DataAccessTokenConfig.java b/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/token/config/DataAccessTokenConfig.java
index 404777b4a8a..e984a261276 100644
--- a/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/token/config/DataAccessTokenConfig.java
+++ b/security/security-spring/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/security/spring/authentication/token/config/DataAccessTokenConfig.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public OAuth2DataAccessTokenServiceImpl oauth2DataAccessTokenService() {
     }
 
     @Bean("dataAccessTokenService")
-    @ConditionalOnProperty(name = "dat.method", havingValue = "none")
+    @ConditionalOnProperty(name = "dat.method", havingValue = "none", matchIfMissing = true)
     public UnauthDataAccessTokenServiceImpl unauthDataAccessTokenService() {
         return new UnauthDataAccessTokenServiceImpl();
     }
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ public JwtDataAccessTokenServiceImpl jwtDataAccessTokenService() {
         return new JwtDataAccessTokenServiceImpl();
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}