diff --git a/cmd/clace/app_cmds.go b/cmd/clace/app_cmds.go
index f47ad4a..bbc84d0 100644
--- a/cmd/clace/app_cmds.go
+++ b/cmd/clace/app_cmds.go
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ func appType(app types.AppResponse) string {
 func authType(app types.AppResponse) string {
 	if app.Settings.AuthnType == types.AppAuthnNone {
 		return "NONE"
-	} else if app.Settings.AuthnType == types.AppAuthnDefault {
+	} else if app.Settings.AuthnType == types.AppAuthnSystem {
 		return "SYSTEM"
-	} else if app.Settings.AuthnType == "" {
-		return "----"
+	} else if app.Settings.AuthnType == types.AppAuthnDefault || app.Settings.AuthnType == "" {
+		return "DEFAULT"
 	} else {
 		return string(app.Settings.AuthnType)
 	}
diff --git a/tests/commander/test_reload.yaml b/tests/commander/test_reload.yaml
index a5fc485..36f12c5 100644
--- a/tests/commander/test_reload.yaml
+++ b/tests/commander/test_reload.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ tests:
     stdout:
       exactly: "0" # no apps at 0e23273f82701c7ecb4f9f6b4e2a4c6ea154c0ec
   reload0506a: # check app list auth listing
-    command: '../clace app list --internal "/reload_git*" | grep SYST | wc -l'
+    command: '../clace app list --internal "/reload_git*" | grep DEFAULT | wc -l'
     stdout:
       exactly: "4"
 
diff --git a/tests/commander/test_versions.yaml b/tests/commander/test_versions.yaml
index a97dcf0..78cfb34 100644
--- a/tests/commander/test_versions.yaml
+++ b/tests/commander/test_versions.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ tests:
     command: curl -su "admin:qwerty" localhost:25222/versions_local1/abc/def/test.txt
     stdout: "abc"
   versions0060: # check list, four apps on version 1
-    command: ../clace app list -i "/versions*" | grep "1 SYST" | wc -l
+    command: ../clace app list -i "/versions*" | grep "1 DEFAULT" | wc -l
     stdout: "4"
   versions0070: # check list, one dev app on version 0
-    command: ../clace app list -i "/versions*" | grep "0 SYST" | wc -l
+    command: ../clace app list -i "/versions*" | grep "0 DEFAULT" | wc -l
     stdout: "1"
   versions0080: # update static file
     command: echo "22" > ./versionstest/static_root/rootfile.txt
diff --git a/tests/test_basics.yaml b/tests/test_basics.yaml
index 30d2860..5aa1dc0 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_basics.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ tests:
     command: ../clace app create --dev --auth=default ./testapp /test3
     exit-code: 0
 
+  basic260a: # List shows auth as DEFAULT
+    command: "../clace app list --format csv /test3 | grep DEFAULT | wc -l"
+    stdout:
+      exactly: "1"
+    exit-code: 0
+
   basic270: # check curl works with password
     command: curl -sS -u "admin:abcd" localhost:9154/test3
     stdout: "Test app body"
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ tests:
       line-count: 4
       contains:
         - "Type  Version Auth"
-        - "PROD        1 SYST"
+        - "PROD        1 DEFAULT"
     exit-code: 0
   basic510: # Test app list command with internal
     command: ../clace app list --internal