diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-openfeign/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cloud/openfeign/config/ClientConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-openfeign/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cloud/openfeign/config/ClientConfiguration.java
index 0b16134e92..55c27dde2f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-openfeign/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cloud/openfeign/config/ClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-openfeign/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cloud/openfeign/config/ClientConfiguration.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.baeldung.cloud.openfeign.config;
 
 import feign.Logger;
 import feign.RequestInterceptor;
+import feign.auth.BasicAuthRequestInterceptor;
 import feign.codec.ErrorDecoder;
 import feign.okhttp.OkHttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.entity.ContentType;
@@ -34,4 +35,9 @@ public class ClientConfiguration {
             requestTemplate.header("Accept", ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON.getMimeType());
         };
     }
+
+    // @Bean - uncomment to use this interceptor and remove @Bean from the requestInterceptor()
+    public BasicAuthRequestInterceptor basicAuthRequestInterceptor() {
+        return new BasicAuthRequestInterceptor("ajeje", "brazof");
+    }
 }