diff --git a/projects/cadcAccessControl-Server/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/web/users/LoginServlet.java b/projects/cadcAccessControl-Server/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/web/users/LoginServlet.java
index 70997ec47ab956e32b894587783ba0719a772f68..260933be652aad44ab4438e91741e0581c3d3c98 100755
--- a/projects/cadcAccessControl-Server/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/web/users/LoginServlet.java
+++ b/projects/cadcAccessControl-Server/src/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/web/users/LoginServlet.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class LoginServlet extends HttpServlet
         try
         {
             log.info(logInfo.start());
-            String userID = request.getParameter("userid");
+            String userID = request.getParameter("username");
             String password = request.getParameter("password");
             if (StringUtil.hasText(userID))
             {