diff --git a/conf/pika.conf b/conf/pika.conf
index 5129919c42..446d91cebe 100644
--- a/conf/pika.conf
+++ b/conf/pika.conf
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ slow-cmd-list :
 # List of commands considered as administrative. These commands will be handled by the admin thread pool. Modify this list as needed.
 # Default commands: info, ping, monitor
 # This parameter is only supported by the CONFIG GET command and not by CONFIG SET.
-admin-cmd-list : info, ping, monitor
+admin-cmd-list : info, ping, monitor, auth, config
 
 # The number of threads to write DB in slaveNode when replicating.
 # It's preferable to set slave's sync-thread-num value close to master's thread-pool-size.
diff --git a/src/pika_conf.cc b/src/pika_conf.cc
index 0128bd279f..f0435b4c58 100644
--- a/src/pika_conf.cc
+++ b/src/pika_conf.cc
@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@ int PikaConf::Load() {
 
   std::string admin_cmd_list;
   GetConfStr("admin-cmd-list", &admin_cmd_list);
-  if (admin_cmd_list == ""){
-    admin_cmd_list = "info, monitor, ping";
-    SetAdminCmd(admin_cmd_list);
-  }
+  SetAdminCmd(admin_cmd_list);
 
   std::string unfinished_full_sync;
   GetConfStr("internal-used-unfinished-full-sync", &unfinished_full_sync);