diff --git a/src/pepr/operator/README.md b/src/pepr/operator/README.md
index d507158260..8f10489a4b 100644
--- a/src/pepr/operator/README.md
+++ b/src/pepr/operator/README.md
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ Client Credentials Grant uses the OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Grant to authenti
 
 The `PEPR_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_STRATEGY` can be set to one of the following values:
 
-* `auto` (default): The UDS Operator will automatically determine the best strategy to use based on the Keycloak server configuration
+* `auto`: The UDS Operator will automatically determine the best strategy to use based on the Keycloak server configuration
 * `dynamic_client_registration`: The UDS Operator will use the Dynamic Client Registration strategy
-* `client_credentials`: The UDS Operator will use the Client Credentials Grant strategy
+* `client_credentials` (default): The UDS Operator will use the Client Credentials Grant strategy
 
 ### Key Files and Folders
 
diff --git a/src/pepr/uds-operator-config/values.yaml b/src/pepr/uds-operator-config/values.yaml
index 1b4c87495a..b9269a3a4f 100644
--- a/src/pepr/uds-operator-config/values.yaml
+++ b/src/pepr/uds-operator-config/values.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ operator:
   # Configure Pepr reconcile strategy to have separate queues for faster reconciliation
   PEPR_RECONCILE_STRATEGY: "kindNsName"
   # Keycloak Client Mode. Possible values: "dynamic_client_registration", "client_credentials" and "auto"
-  PEPR_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_STRATEGY: "auto"
+  PEPR_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_STRATEGY: "client_credentials"