diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/topology.yml b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/topology.yml
index 8c29aa1a6539ab124c1b8120aef6dd14ec8db6a7..31d1d48cb1ecad0d802e983f795cdf7d23e7c8e0 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/topology.yml
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/topology.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: "Get heketi topology."
   register: "heketi_topology"
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli topology info --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} topology info --json"
 - name: "Render heketi topology template."
   become: true
   vars: { nodes: "{{ groups['heketi-node'] }}" }
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
   command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl cp {{ kube_config_dir }}/topology.json {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }}:/tmp/topology.json"
 - name: "Load heketi topology."
   when: "heketi_topology.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"clusters[*].nodes[*]\")|flatten|length == 0"
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli topology load --json=/tmp/topology.json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} topology load --json=/tmp/topology.json"
   register: "load_heketi"
 - name: "Get heketi topology."
   register: "heketi_topology"
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli topology info --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} topology info --json"
   until: "heketi_topology.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"clusters[*].nodes[*].devices[?state=='online'].id\")|flatten|length == groups['heketi-node']|length"
   retries: 60
   delay: 5
diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/volumes.yml b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/volumes.yml
index e6226a7c3361ef6f41fc5e9380f5ca3666c73228..bb088173e6cbe05d3895bf74f88bbd4c931ca84d 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/volumes.yml
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/bootstrap/volumes.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: "Get heketi volume ids."
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli volume list --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} volume list --json"
   changed_when: false
   register: "heketi_volumes"
 - name: "Get heketi volumes."
   changed_when: false
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli volume info {{ volume_id }} --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} volume info {{ volume_id }} --json"
   with_items: "{{ heketi_volumes.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"volumes[*]\") }}"
   loop_control: { loop_var: "volume_id" }
   register: "volumes_information"
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@
   vars: { volume: "{{ volume_information.stdout|from_json }}" }
   when: "volume.name == 'heketidbstorage'"
 - name: "Provision database volume."
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli setup-openshift-heketi-storage"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} setup-openshift-heketi-storage"
   when: "heketi_database_volume_exists is undefined"
 - name: "Copy configuration from pod."
   become: true
   command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl cp {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }}:/heketi-storage.json {{ kube_config_dir }}/heketi-storage.json"
 - name: "Get heketi volume ids."
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli volume list --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} volume list --json"
   changed_when: false
   register: "heketi_volumes"
 - name: "Get heketi volumes."
   changed_when: false
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli volume info {{ volume_id }} --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ initial_heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} volume info {{ volume_id }} --json"
   with_items: "{{ heketi_volumes.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"volumes[*]\") }}"
   loop_control: { loop_var: "volume_id" }
   register: "volumes_information"
diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/topology.yml b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/topology.yml
index 52c709f37027060a125b34b68a0b6aa79255238d..b9cb3e0d289814d96e75f2c254cb496d6972bf6b 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/topology.yml
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/tasks/topology.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
   command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl cp {{ kube_config_dir }}/topology.json {{ heketi_pod_name }}:/tmp/topology.json"
 - name: "Load heketi topology."
   when: "rendering.changed"
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli topology load --json=/tmp/topology.json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} topology load --json=/tmp/topology.json"
 - name: "Get heketi topology."
   register: "heketi_topology"
   changed_when: false
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli topology info --json"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl exec {{ heketi_pod_name }} -- heketi-cli --user admin --secret {{ heketi_admin_key }} topology info --json"
   until: "heketi_topology.stdout|from_json|json_query(\"clusters[*].nodes[*].devices[?state=='online'].id\")|flatten|length == groups['heketi-node']|length"
   retries: 60
   delay: 5
diff --git a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/heketi.json.j2 b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/heketi.json.j2
index 7ba980dca0d8baaf5c04f5faf255773eef80cdd5..5861b684b43976e6010a18dea9dc6057c71395ad 100644
--- a/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/heketi.json.j2
+++ b/contrib/network-storage/heketi/roles/provision/templates/heketi.json.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "port": "8080",
 
   "_use_auth": "Enable JWT authorization. Please enable for deployment",
-  "use_auth": false,
+  "use_auth": true,
 
   "_jwt": "Private keys for access",
   "jwt": {