diff --git a/middleware/student.go b/middleware/student.go
index f1f254d..f38c2ee 100644
--- a/middleware/student.go
+++ b/middleware/student.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func fetchTokenFromAPI(username, password string) (string, error) {
 
 	url := cfg.APITokenUrl
 	reqBody := map[string]string{
-		"username": username,
+		"name": username,
 		"password": password,
 	}
 	reqBodyJson, _ := json.Marshal(reqBody)