diff --git a/adapters/oidc/tomcat/tomcat/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/tomcat/KeycloakAuthenticatorValve.java b/adapters/oidc/tomcat/tomcat/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/tomcat/KeycloakAuthenticatorValve.java
index 9da6964405..0286882057 100755
--- a/adapters/oidc/tomcat/tomcat/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/tomcat/KeycloakAuthenticatorValve.java
+++ b/adapters/oidc/tomcat/tomcat/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/tomcat/KeycloakAuthenticatorValve.java
@@ -110,4 +110,9 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticatorValve extends AbstractKeycloakAuthenticatorVal
     protected AbstractAuthenticatedActionsValve createAuthenticatedActionsValve(AdapterDeploymentContext deploymentContext, Valve next, Container container) {
         return new AuthenticatedActionsValve(deploymentContext, next, container);
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    protected CatalinaRequestAuthenticator createRequestAuthenticator(Request request, CatalinaHttpFacade facade, KeycloakDeployment deployment, AdapterTokenStore tokenStore) {
+        return new TomcatRequestAuthenticator(deployment, tokenStore, facade, request, createPrincipalFactory());
+    }
 }