diff --git a/src/sentry/conf/server.py b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
index d56902a6fe3b..84a3d4dca66a 100644
--- a/src/sentry/conf/server.py
+++ b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
 BITBUCKET_CONSUMER_SECRET = ''
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = (
+    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.user.get_username',
     'social_auth.backends.pipeline.social.social_auth_user',
     'social_auth.backends.pipeline.associate.associate_by_email',
     'social_auth.backends.pipeline.misc.save_status_to_session',