diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c43b145..670337c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ working correctly. Some common problems are:
    itself to protect a potentially non-development environment.
 3. If you are using the [Authorization Plugin](https://github.com/cakephp/authorization)
    you need to set `DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization` to `true` in your config.
+   Not needed anymore for DebugKit 5.3.0+.
 
 ## Reporting Issues
 
diff --git a/docs/en/index.rst b/docs/en/index.rst
index ea09efdc..bc639244 100644
--- a/docs/en/index.rst
+++ b/docs/en/index.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ Configuration
     // Ignore image paths
     Configure::write('DebugKit.ignorePathsPattern', '/\.(jpg|png|gif)$/');
 
-* ``DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization`` - Set to true to ignore Cake Authorization plugin for DebugKit requests. Disabled by default.
+* ``DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization`` - Set to true to ignore Cake Authorization plugin for DebugKit requests.
+  Not needed anymore for DebugKit 5.3.0+.
 
 * ``DebugKit.maxDepth`` - Defines how many levels of nested data should be shown in general for debug output. Default is 5.
   WARNING: Increasing the max depth level can lead to an out of memory error.::
diff --git a/src/Controller/DebugKitController.php b/src/Controller/DebugKitController.php
index d9d3a05b..486ca818 100644
--- a/src/Controller/DebugKitController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DebugKitController.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function beforeFilter(EventInterface $event): void
         // ignore it, only if `DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization` is set to true
         $authorizationService = $this->getRequest()->getAttribute('authorization');
         if ($authorizationService instanceof AuthorizationService) {
-            if (Configure::read('DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization')) {
+            if (Configure::read('DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization') !== false) {
                 $authorizationService->skipAuthorization();
             } else {
                 Log::info(
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Controller/DebugKitControllerTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Controller/DebugKitControllerTest.php
index 75f51cca..9987e8c3 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Controller/DebugKitControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Controller/DebugKitControllerTest.php
@@ -67,33 +67,33 @@ private function _buildController()
     }
 
     /**
-     * tests authorization is enabled but not ignored
+     * tests authorization is checked to avoid
+     * AuthorizationRequiredException throwned
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function testDontIgnoreAuthorization()
+    public function testIgnoreAuthorization()
     {
         $controller = $this->_buildController();
         $event = new Event('testing');
         $controller->beforeFilter($event);
 
-        $this->assertFalse($controller->getRequest()->getAttribute('authorization')->authorizationChecked());
+        $this->assertTrue($controller->getRequest()->getAttribute('authorization')->authorizationChecked());
     }
 
     /**
-     * tests authorization is checked to avoid
-     * AuthorizationRequiredException throwned
+     * tests authorization is enabled but not ignored
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function testIgnoreAuthorization()
+    public function testDontIgnoreAuthorization()
     {
-        Configure::write('DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization', true);
+        Configure::write('DebugKit.ignoreAuthorization', false);
 
         $controller = $this->_buildController();
         $event = new Event('testing');
         $controller->beforeFilter($event);
 
-        $this->assertTrue($controller->getRequest()->getAttribute('authorization')->authorizationChecked());
+        $this->assertFalse($controller->getRequest()->getAttribute('authorization')->authorizationChecked());
     }
 }