diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_result/lib/settings.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_result/lib/settings.js
index ed9c41b2d117890f132f37e56300dfba73c800c3..d072fad82f2b5a8a80fd48d19c1ad2a4cba3cd16 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_result/lib/settings.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_result/lib/settings.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const mergeRequestConfiguration = {
   [PREVENT_APPROVAL_BY_AUTHOR]: true,
   [PREVENT_APPROVAL_BY_COMMIT_AUTHOR]: true,
   [REMOVE_APPROVALS_WITH_NEW_COMMIT]: true,
-  [REQUIRE_PASSWORD_TO_APPROVE]: true,
+  [REQUIRE_PASSWORD_TO_APPROVE]: false,
 };
 
 export const SETTINGS_HUMANIZED_STRINGS = {