diff --git a/modules/setup/application/forms/AuthBackendPage.php b/modules/setup/application/forms/AuthBackendPage.php
index 2ce1f5015..e0d2d813b 100644
--- a/modules/setup/application/forms/AuthBackendPage.php
+++ b/modules/setup/application/forms/AuthBackendPage.php
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ class AuthBackendPage extends Form
                     'value'             => $type
                 )
             );
+
+            foreach ($this->suggestions as $key => $suggestion) {
+                $element = $backendForm->getElement($key);
+                if ($element !== null) {
+                    $element->setValue($suggestion);
+                }
+            }
         } else { // $this->config['type'] === 'external'
             $backendForm = new ExternalBackendForm();
             $backendForm->create($formData);
@@ -119,13 +126,6 @@ class AuthBackendPage extends Form
             ));
         }
 
-        foreach ($this->suggestions as $key => $suggestion) {
-            $element = $backendForm->getElement($key);
-            if ($element !== null) {
-                $element->setValue($suggestion);
-            }
-        }
-
         $backendForm->getElement('name')->setValue('icingaweb2');
         $this->addSubForm($backendForm, 'backend_form');
     }