diff --git a/auth/default.go b/auth/default.go
index 358cf099..b9160a50 100644
--- a/auth/default.go
+++ b/auth/default.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/v2/auth/provider/basic"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -9,7 +10,17 @@ var (
 )
 
 func NewAuth(opts ...Option) Auth {
-	return &noop{}
+	options := Options{
+		Provider: basic.NewProvider(),
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+
+	return &noop{
+		opts: options,
+	}
 }
 
 type noop struct {
diff --git a/proxy/mucp/mucp.go b/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
index da901c13..e7c69aa2 100644
--- a/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
+++ b/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (p *Proxy) cacheRoutes(service string) ([]router.Route, error) {
 	results, err := p.Router.Lookup(router.QueryService(service))
 	if err != nil {
 		// assumption that we're ok with stale routes
-
+		logger.Debugf("Failed to lookup route for %s: %v", service, err)
 		// otherwise return the error
 		return nil, err
 	}