diff --git a/lib/OpenQA/Shared/Controller/Auth.pm b/lib/OpenQA/Shared/Controller/Auth.pm
index c94d7ed1f07..7ba4a653868 100644
--- a/lib/OpenQA/Shared/Controller/Auth.pm
+++ b/lib/OpenQA/Shared/Controller/Auth.pm
@@ -131,11 +131,12 @@ sub _token_auth ($self, $reason, $userinfo) {
             my $reject_msg = qq{Rejecting personal access token for user "$username" with ip "$ip"};
             if (my $api_key = $self->schema->resultset('ApiKeys')->find({key => $key})) {
                 my $user = $api_key->user;
-                if ($user && secure_compare($user->username, $username)) {
+                my $name = $user->name;
+                if ($user && secure_compare($name, $username)) {
                     return ($user, undef) if secure_compare($api_key->secret, $secret);
                     $log->debug("$reject_msg, wrong secret");
                 }
-                else { $log->debug("$reject_msg, wrong username") }
+                else { $log->debug(qq{$reject_msg, wrong username, expected "$name"}) }
             }
             else { $log->debug("$reject_msg, wrong key") }
         }
diff --git a/t/api/03-auth.t b/t/api/03-auth.t
index 27ebd82cb21..263e2fbbe39 100644
--- a/t/api/03-auth.t
+++ b/t/api/03-auth.t
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ subtest 'personal access token' => sub {
     $t->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)->json_is({error => 'no api key'});
 
     # Valid access token
-    $t->$userinfo('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
+    $t->$userinfo('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
 
     # Invalid access token
     $t->$userinfo('invalid:invalid')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ subtest 'personal access token' => sub {
       ->json_is({error => 'invalid personal access token'});
 
     # Invalid key
-    $t->$userinfo('arthur:INVALID:EXCALIBUR')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
+    $t->$userinfo('artie:INVALID:EXCALIBUR')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
       ->json_is({error => 'invalid personal access token'});
 
     # Invalid secret
-    $t->$userinfo('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:INVALID')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
+    $t->$userinfo('artie:ARTHURKEY01:INVALID')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
       ->json_is({error => 'invalid personal access token'});
 
     # Valid access token (again)
-    $t->$userinfo('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
+    $t->$userinfo('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
 };
 
 subtest 'personal access token (with reverse proxy)' => sub {
@@ -216,24 +216,24 @@ subtest 'personal access token (with reverse proxy)' => sub {
     # Not HTTPS or localhost
     local $ENV{MOJO_REVERSE_PROXY} = 1;
     my $t = Test::Mojo->new('OpenQA::WebAPI');
-    $t->$forwarded('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '192.168.2.1', 'http')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')
-      ->status_is(403)->json_is({error => 'personal access token can only be used via HTTPS or from localhost'});
+    $t->$forwarded('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '192.168.2.1', 'http')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
+      ->json_is({error => 'personal access token can only be used via HTTPS or from localhost'});
 
     # HTTPS
-    $t->$forwarded('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '192.168.2.1', 'https')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')
+    $t->$forwarded('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '192.168.2.1', 'https')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')
       ->status_is(404);
 
     # localhost
-    $t->$forwarded('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '127.0.0.1', 'http')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
+    $t->$forwarded('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '127.0.0.1', 'http')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
 
     # localhost (IPv6)
-    $t->$forwarded('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '::1', 'http')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
+    $t->$forwarded('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '::1', 'http')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
 
     # HTTPS and localhost
-    $t->$forwarded('arthur:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '127.0.0.1', 'https')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
+    $t->$forwarded('artie:ARTHURKEY01:EXCALIBUR', '127.0.0.1', 'https')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(404);
 
     # HTTPS but invalid key
-    $t->$forwarded('arthur:INVALID:EXCALIBUR', '192.168.2.1', 'https')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
+    $t->$forwarded('artie:INVALID:EXCALIBUR', '192.168.2.1', 'https')->delete_ok('/api/v1/assets/1')->status_is(403)
       ->json_is({error => 'invalid personal access token'});
 };