diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 1ebf656..5eb2e32 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartwebdav',
-  version: '1.0.3',
+  version: '1.0.4',
   description: 'A TypeScript library for easy interaction with WebDAV servers, including file and directory management.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.webdavclient.ts b/ts/classes.webdavclient.ts
index 29966f9..420d76c 100644
--- a/ts/classes.webdavclient.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.webdavclient.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 
 export interface IWebdavClientOptions {
   serverUrl: string;
-  authType: plugins.webdav.AuthType;
+  authType?: plugins.webdav.AuthType;
   username?: string;
   password?: string;
 }
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ export class WebdavClient {
   wdClient: plugins.webdav.WebDAVClient;
   constructor(optionsArg: IWebdavClientOptions) {
     this.wdClient = plugins.webdav.createClient(optionsArg.serverUrl, {
-      authType: optionsArg.authType,
+      ...optionsArg.authType ? {
+        authType: optionsArg.authType,
+      } : {
+        authType: plugins.webdav.AuthType.Password,
+      },
       ...(optionsArg.username
         ? {
             username: optionsArg.username,