diff --git a/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/DeploymentPlugin.js b/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/DeploymentPlugin.js
index 03d1ea6abb..42537bc657 100644
--- a/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/DeploymentPlugin.js
+++ b/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/DeploymentPlugin.js
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ export default class DeploymentPlugin extends PureComponent {
 
   async getDefaultEndpoint(tab) {
     const credentials = {
+      basicAuthUsername: '',
+      basicAuthPassword: '',
       clientId: '',
       clientSecret: '',
       camundaCloudClientId: '',
diff --git a/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/__tests__/DeploymentPluginSpec.js b/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/__tests__/DeploymentPluginSpec.js
index 04467cd860..1a8414477f 100644
--- a/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/__tests__/DeploymentPluginSpec.js
+++ b/client/src/plugins/zeebe-plugin/deployment-plugin/__tests__/DeploymentPluginSpec.js
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ describe('<DeploymentPlugin> (Zeebe)', () => {
       await instance.deploy();
 
       // then
+      expect(getDefaultEndpointSpy.args[0][0]).to.have.property('basicAuthUsername', '');
+      expect(getDefaultEndpointSpy.args[0][0]).to.have.property('basicAuthPassword', '');
       expect(getDefaultEndpointSpy.args[0][0]).to.have.property('clientId', '');
       expect(getDefaultEndpointSpy.args[0][0]).to.have.property('clientSecret', '');
       expect(getDefaultEndpointSpy.args[0][0]).to.have.property('camundaCloudClientId', '');