diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 22d04941..120b2d11 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
 
         public static IServiceCollection ConfigureOqtaneCookieOptions(this IServiceCollection services)
         {
+            // note that ConfigureApplicationCookie internally uses an ApplicationScheme of "Identity.Application"
             services.ConfigureApplicationCookie(options =>
             {
+                options.Cookie.Domain = "localhost";
                 options.Cookie.HttpOnly = false;
                 options.Cookie.SameSite = SameSiteMode.Strict;
                 options.Cookie.SecurePolicy = CookieSecurePolicy.SameAsRequest;
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs
index faf1989c..87fceedb 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Pages/Login.cshtml.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Pages
 
                 if (validuser)
                 {
+                    // note that .NET Identity uses a hardcoded ApplicationScheme of "Identity.Application" in SignInAsync
                     await _identitySignInManager.SignInAsync(identityuser, remember);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs
index 9e008722..8277c378 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ namespace Oqtane
 
             services.AddAuthentication(options =>
                 {
-                    options.DefaultAuthenticateScheme = Constants.AuthenticationScheme;
-                    options.DefaultChallengeScheme = Constants.AuthenticationScheme;
-                    options.DefaultSignOutScheme = Constants.AuthenticationScheme;
+                    options.DefaultScheme = Constants.AuthenticationScheme;
                 })
                 .AddCookie(Constants.AuthenticationScheme)
                 .AddOpenIdConnect(AuthenticationProviderTypes.OpenIDConnect, options => { })