diff --git a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index fe823770c29c..b515ed77ce34 100644
--- a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 
 #--------------------------------- HTTP Module ---------------------------------
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml b/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml
index bf45b4dc75ae..4f9d85b2dc75 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/haproxy/_meta/config.reference.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index 9e8f6a2c9a9c..4985a322c2a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 
 #--------------------------------- HTTP Module ---------------------------------