diff --git a/scripts/clmc-service/install-neo4j.sh b/scripts/clmc-service/install-neo4j.sh
index d2ac57759949ad74a7dba6f94ef1942d85a5101f..fc972c0f29864cb59d9584fa89b79bc87a2f7399 100755
--- a/scripts/clmc-service/install-neo4j.sh
+++ b/scripts/clmc-service/install-neo4j.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ echo "neo4j ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
 # run as neo4j. hence the weird su neo4j -c "sudo..."
 
 echo "----->Installing neo4j"
-su neo4j -c "sudo apt-get install neo4j=1:3.4.0 -y"
+su neo4j -c "sudo apt-get install neo4j=1:3.4.0 -y --allow-unauthenticated"
 
 su neo4j -c "sed -i s/\#dbms.connectors.default_listen_address=0.0.0.0/dbms.connectors.default_listen_address=0.0.0.0/g /etc/neo4j/neo4j.conf"
 su neo4j -c "sed -i s/\#dbms.connector.bolt.listen_address=:7687/dbms.connector.bolt.listen_address=0.0.0.0:7687/g /etc/neo4j/neo4j.conf"