diff --git a/src/dotnet/AgentFactoryAPI/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/AgentFactoryAPI/Program.cs
index b01462dad6..d210083a2a 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/AgentFactoryAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/AgentFactoryAPI/Program.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
             builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
             builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
             builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -61,8 +63,6 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
                 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
             // Add services to the container.
             // Add the OpenTelemetry telemetry service and send telemetry data to Azure Monitor.
             builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry().UseAzureMonitor(options =>
diff --git a/src/dotnet/CoreAPI/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/CoreAPI/Program.cs
index 399ebc9cfc..bf460c0c26 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/CoreAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/CoreAPI/Program.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
             builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
             builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
             builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -59,8 +61,6 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
                 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
             var allowAllCorsOrigins = "AllowAllOrigins";
             builder.Services.AddCors(policyBuilder =>
             {
diff --git a/src/dotnet/CoreWorker/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/CoreWorker/Program.cs
index a38b47237d..99b29409b2 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/CoreWorker/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/CoreWorker/Program.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 var builder = Host.CreateApplicationBuilder(args);
 
+DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
 builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
 builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
diff --git a/src/dotnet/GatekeeperAPI/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/GatekeeperAPI/Program.cs
index bbcf392c1d..a021af408f 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/GatekeeperAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/GatekeeperAPI/Program.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
             builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
             builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
             builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
                 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
             // Add services to the container.
             // Add the OpenTelemetry telemetry service and send telemetry data to Azure Monitor.
             builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry().UseAzureMonitor(options =>
diff --git a/src/dotnet/ManagementAPI/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/ManagementAPI/Program.cs
index faa7a319ef..0602ff51fa 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/ManagementAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/ManagementAPI/Program.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         {
             var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
             builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
             builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
             builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -67,8 +69,6 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
             if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
                 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
             // Add the Configuration resource provider
             builder.AddConfigurationResourceProvider();
 
diff --git a/src/dotnet/SemanticKernelAPI/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/SemanticKernelAPI/Program.cs
index 9ff47cdafe..c729c83f03 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/SemanticKernelAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/SemanticKernelAPI/Program.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
             builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
             builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
             builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -53,8 +55,6 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
                 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-            DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
             // Add services to the container.
             //builder.Services.AddApplicationInsightsTelemetry();
             builder.Services.AddAuthorization();
diff --git a/src/dotnet/VectorizationAPI/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/VectorizationAPI/Program.cs
index 204ff2b812..01048458f9 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/VectorizationAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/VectorizationAPI/Program.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
 builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
 builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@
 if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
 // Add the Configuration resource provider
 builder.AddConfigurationResourceProvider();
 
diff --git a/src/dotnet/VectorizationWorker/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/VectorizationWorker/Program.cs
index 9b6629f349..3c098fd4dd 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/VectorizationWorker/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/VectorizationWorker/Program.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+
 builder.Configuration.Sources.Clear();
 builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", false, true);
 builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
@@ -46,8 +48,6 @@
 if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.development.json", true, true);
 
-DefaultAuthentication.Production = builder.Environment.IsProduction();
-
 // Add the Configuration resource provider
 builder.AddConfigurationResourceProvider();