diff --git a/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2 b/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2
index c2dafaff8e4019ebc0e5c6a206b3378863110f80..11387a27218a629e3dc00d562fa3ebece7bf00d4 100644
--- a/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2
+++ b/roles/nifi/templates/nifi.properties.j2
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ nifi.security.user.knox.audiences=
 # cluster common properties (all nodes must have same values) #
 nifi.cluster.protocol.heartbeat.interval=5 sec
 nifi.cluster.protocol.is.secure=true
+nifi.security.needClientAuth=true
 
 # cluster node properties (only configure for cluster nodes) #
 nifi.cluster.is.node=true