diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index 8818f5763..c185a81a7 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ func NewClient(options ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 			authorizer.Cache = auth.NewCache()
 		}
 
+		authorizer.ForceAttemptOAuth2 = true
 		client.authorizer = &authorizer
 	}