diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6.java
index 79a745c54e..0c95e56bd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6.java
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public String toString() {
 
     public static class OnBehalfOfSettings {
         @JsonProperty("enabled")
-        private Boolean oboEnabled = Boolean.TRUE;
+        private Boolean oboEnabled = Boolean.FALSE;
         @JsonProperty("signing_key")
         private String signingKey;
         @JsonProperty("encryption_key")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7.java
index 8fb2199ddf..faeb5d2432 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7.java
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ public String toString() {
                 + authc
                 + ", authz="
                 + authz
+                + ", on_behalf_of="
+                + on_behalf_of
                 + "]";
         }
     }
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ public String toString() {
 
     public static class OnBehalfOfSettings {
         @JsonProperty("enabled")
-        private Boolean oboEnabled = Boolean.TRUE;
+        private Boolean oboEnabled = Boolean.FALSE;
         @JsonProperty("signing_key")
         private String signingKey;
         @JsonProperty("encryption_key")
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6Test.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6Test.java
index 245127995e..f9febb3bda 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v6/ConfigV6Test.java
@@ -106,4 +106,14 @@ public void testDashboards() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(kibana, DefaultObjectMapper.readTree(json));
         assertEquals(kibana, DefaultObjectMapper.readValue(json, ConfigV6.Kibana.class));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testOnBehalfOfSettings() {
+        ConfigV6.OnBehalfOfSettings oboSettings;
+
+        oboSettings = new ConfigV6.OnBehalfOfSettings();
+        Assert.assertEquals(oboSettings.getOboEnabled(), Boolean.FALSE);
+        Assert.assertNull(oboSettings.getSigningKey());
+        Assert.assertNull(oboSettings.getEncryptionKey());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7Test.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7Test.java
index 92af5aeebd..07d446074c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/securityconf/impl/v7/ConfigV7Test.java
@@ -97,4 +97,14 @@ public void testDashboards() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(kibana, DefaultObjectMapper.readTree(json));
         assertEquals(kibana, DefaultObjectMapper.readValue(json, ConfigV7.Kibana.class));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testOnBehalfOfSettings() {
+        ConfigV7.OnBehalfOfSettings oboSettings;
+
+        oboSettings = new ConfigV7.OnBehalfOfSettings();
+        Assert.assertEquals(oboSettings.getOboEnabled(), Boolean.FALSE);
+        Assert.assertNull(oboSettings.getSigningKey());
+        Assert.assertNull(oboSettings.getEncryptionKey());
+    }
 }