diff --git a/otc/observability.think-ahead.cloud/stacks/core/vector/values.yaml b/otc/observability.think-ahead.cloud/stacks/core/vector/values.yaml
index 6ed1f70..be9e23e 100644
--- a/otc/observability.think-ahead.cloud/stacks/core/vector/values.yaml
+++ b/otc/observability.think-ahead.cloud/stacks/core/vector/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ customConfig:
       inputs: [parser]
       endpoints: 
         - https://o12y.observability.think-ahead.cloud/insert/elasticsearch/
+      auth:
+        strategy: basic
+        user: simple-user
+        password: simple-password
       mode: bulk
       api_version: v8
       compression: gzip