diff --git a/packages/authentication-local/test/fixture.js b/packages/authentication-local/test/fixture.js
index 7772bcdc1a..acbc34d765 100644
--- a/packages/authentication-local/test/fixture.js
+++ b/packages/authentication-local/test/fixture.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = (app = feathers()) => {
     service: 'users',
     secret: 'supersecret',
     authStrategies: [ 'local', 'jwt' ],
+    parseStrategies: [ 'jwt' ],
     local: {
       usernameField: 'email',
       passwordField: 'password'
diff --git a/packages/express/lib/authentication.js b/packages/express/lib/authentication.js
index fc7276bf6b..991574f4c3 100644
--- a/packages/express/lib/authentication.js
+++ b/packages/express/lib/authentication.js
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ exports.parseAuthentication = (settings = {}) => {
       return next();
     }
 
-    const { authStrategies = [] } = service.configuration;
+    const config = service.configuration;
+    const authStrategies = config.parseStrategies || config.authStrategies || [];
 
     if (authStrategies.length === 0) {
-      debug('No `authStrategies` found in authentication configuration');
+      debug('No `authStrategies` or `parseStrategies` found in authentication configuration');
       return next();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/express/test/authentication.test.js b/packages/express/test/authentication.test.js
index 6121413e1d..a96ba63d83 100644
--- a/packages/express/test/authentication.test.js
+++ b/packages/express/test/authentication.test.js
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ describe('@feathersjs/express/authentication', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('errors when there are no authStrategies', () => {
+    it('errors when there are no authStrategies and parseStrategies', () => {
       const { accessToken } = authResult;
       app.get('authentication').authStrategies = [];
+      delete app.get('authentication').parseStrategies;
 
       return axios.get('/dummy/dave', {
         headers: {
diff --git a/packages/socketio/lib/middleware.js b/packages/socketio/lib/middleware.js
index 1cbf289cbb..10f626621f 100644
--- a/packages/socketio/lib/middleware.js
+++ b/packages/socketio/lib/middleware.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ exports.authentication = (app, getParams, settings = {}) => (socket, next) => {
     return next();
   }
 
-  const { authStrategies = [] } = service.configuration;
+  const config = service.configuration;
+  const authStrategies = config.parseStrategies || config.authStrategies || [];
 
   if (authStrategies.length === 0) {
     return next();