diff --git a/auth.py b/auth.py
index 2982f04..dd18dac 100644
--- a/auth.py
+++ b/auth.py
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ class LDAPUserProxy(object):
             raise Exception('No such username.')
         dn, data = res[0]
 
+        self.username = data.get('uid', [None,])[0]
         self.gecos = data.get('gecos', [None, ])[0]
         self.mifare_hashes = data.get('mifareIDHash', [])
         self.phone = data.get('mobile', [None, ])[0]