diff --git a/certbot/templates/acme-challenge/nginx.conf.j2 b/certbot/templates/acme-challenge/nginx.conf.j2
index e4d3244b..aeb42ea1 100644
--- a/certbot/templates/acme-challenge/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/certbot/templates/acme-challenge/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ location ~ /.well-known/acme-challenge {
     alias {{ certbot_work_dir }}/;
 {% endif %}
     try_files $uri =404;
+    auth_basic off;
     allow all;
 }