diff --git a/contrib/compose/nginx/registry.conf b/contrib/compose/nginx/registry.conf
index 3c5549213..47ffd2379 100644
--- a/contrib/compose/nginx/registry.conf
+++ b/contrib/compose/nginx/registry.conf
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ server {
     if ($http_user_agent ~ "^(docker\/1\.(3|4|5(?!\.[0-9]-dev))|Go ).*$" ) {
       return 404;
     }
-    
-    # The docker client expects this header from the /v2/ endpoint.
-    more_set_headers 'Docker-Distribution-Api-Version: registry/2.0';
+
+    # To add basic authentication to v2 use auth_basic setting plus add_header
+    # auth_basic "registry.localhost";
+    # auth_basic_user_file test.password;
+    # add_header 'Docker-Distribution-Api-Version' 'registry/2.0' always;
 
     include               docker-registry-v2.conf;
   }