diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index 1ed6ab8e7..20b09b411 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ func NewClient(options ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 			authorizer.Cache = auth.NewCache()
 		}
 
+		authorizer.ForceAttemptOAuth2 = true
+
 		client.authorizer = &authorizer
 	}