diff --git a/plist b/plist
index 407b6a5b1..db8bf02bd 100644
--- a/plist
+++ b/plist
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@
 /usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/rc.conf.d
 /usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.acl.conf
 /usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
+/usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.local_auth.conf
 /usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Sample/+TARGETS
 /usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Sample/example_config.txt
 /usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Sample/example_parent.txt
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
index e58e95045..398148210 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
@@ -255,19 +255,7 @@ icap_enable off
 
 # Authentication Settings
 {% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.method') and  OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.method != '' %}
-# Configure Local User Authentication helper
-auth_param basic program /usr/local/etc/inc/squid.auth-user.php
-{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.realm') %}
-auth_param basic realm {{OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.realm}}
-{% endif %}
-{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.credentialsttl') %}
-auth_param basic credentialsttl {{OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.credentialsttl}} hours
-{% endif %}
-{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.children') %}
-auth_param basic children {{OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.children}}
-{% endif %}
-# ACL - Local Authorized Users - local_auth
-acl local_auth proxy_auth REQUIRED
+{% include ['OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.alt_auth.conf', 'OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.local_auth.conf'] %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% include "OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.pre_auth.conf" ignore missing with context %}
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.local_auth.conf b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.local_auth.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0192325ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.user.local_auth.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Configure Local User Authentication helper
+auth_param basic program /usr/local/etc/inc/squid.auth-user.php
+{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.realm') %}
+auth_param basic realm {{OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.realm}}
+{% endif %}
+{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.credentialsttl') %}
+auth_param basic credentialsttl {{OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.credentialsttl}} hours
+{% endif %}
+{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.children') %}
+auth_param basic children {{OPNsense.proxy.forward.authentication.children}}
+{% endif %}
+# ACL - Local Authorized Users - local_auth
+acl local_auth proxy_auth REQUIRED