diff --git a/editor.docker-compose.yml b/editor.docker-compose.yml
index 9270c6866..2c4232aef 100644
--- a/editor.docker-compose.yml
+++ b/editor.docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ services:
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_CONNECTOR_PROXY_URL: "http://spiffworkflow-connector:8004"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_TYPE: "sqlite"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOAD_FIXTURE_DATA: "false"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_AUTHENTICATION_DISABLED: "true"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_CLIENT_ID: "spiffworkflow-backend"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_CLIENT_SECRET_KEY: "my_open_id_secret_key"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL: "http://localhost:${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}/openid"