diff --git a/server/core_authenticate.go b/server/core_authenticate.go
index 75348dbf60833d94fbcf5f55922b2d297a0cf2d2..09409e84778e722560b32de7148b94bf2689dd5b 100644
--- a/server/core_authenticate.go
+++ b/server/core_authenticate.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func AuthenticateCustom(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, db *sql.DB, cus
 			return "", "", false, status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "User account banned.")
 		}
 
-		return dbUserID, dbUsername, false, nil
+		return dbUserID, username, false, nil
 	}
 
 	if !create {