diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js
index 7d5d60574..a4d011be3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const CollectionSettings = ({ collection }) => {
   const requestVars = get(collection, 'root.request.vars.req', []);
   const responseVars = get(collection, 'root.request.vars.res', []);
   const activeVarsCount = requestVars.filter((v) => v.enabled).length + responseVars.filter((v) => v.enabled).length;
-  const auth = get(collection, 'root.request.auth', {}).mode;
+  const authMode = get(collection, 'root.request.auth', {}).mode || 'none';
 
   const proxyConfig = get(collection, 'brunoConfig.proxy', {});
   const clientCertConfig = get(collection, 'brunoConfig.clientCertificates.certs', []);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const CollectionSettings = ({ collection }) => {
         </div>
         <div className={getTabClassname('auth')} role="tab" onClick={() => setTab('auth')}>
           Auth
-          {auth !== 'none' && <ContentIndicator />}
+          {authMode !== 'none' && <ContentIndicator />}
         </div>
         <div className={getTabClassname('script')} role="tab" onClick={() => setTab('script')}>
           Script
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/GenerateCodeItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/GenerateCodeItem/index.js
index 5c5640ca0..f31caf9ab 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/GenerateCodeItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/GenerateCodeItem/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const resolveInheritedAuth = (item, collection) => {
   const requestTreePath = getTreePathFromCollectionToItem(collection, item.uid);
   
   // Default to collection auth
-  const collectionAuth = get(collection, 'root.request.auth');
+  const collectionAuth = get(collection, 'root.request.auth', { mode: 'none' });
   let effectiveAuth = collectionAuth;
   let source = 'collection';
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/collectionBruToJson.js b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/collectionBruToJson.js
index 16a0c8d79..e92dcaa88 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/collectionBruToJson.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/collectionBruToJson.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ const sem = grammar.createSemantics().addAttribute('ast', {
 
     return {
       auth: {
-        mode: auth ? auth.mode : 'none'
+        mode: auth?.mode || 'none'
       }
     };
   },