diff --git a/doc/man/wesnothd.6 b/doc/man/wesnothd.6
index 4fab52001fa9..9e8a5d51b1f5 100644
--- a/doc/man/wesnothd.6
+++ b/doc/man/wesnothd.6
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ section is present in the configuration the server will run without any nick reg
 .B db_game_modification_info_table
 (for user_handler=forum) The name of the table in which wesnothd will save its own data about the modifications used in a game.
 .TP
-.B db_group_table
+.B db_user_group_table
 (for user_handler=forum) The name of the table in which your phpbb forums saves its user group data. Most likely this will be <table-prefix>_user_group  (e.g. phpbb3_user_group).
 .TP
 .B mp_mod_group
diff --git a/src/server/forum_user_handler.cpp b/src/server/forum_user_handler.cpp
index 712c566553a1..8f6d22ccf796 100644
--- a/src/server/forum_user_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/server/forum_user_handler.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fuh::fuh(const config& c)
 	, db_game_info_table_(c["db_game_info_table"].str())
 	, db_game_player_info_table_(c["db_game_player_info_table"].str())
 	, db_game_modification_info_table_(c["db_game_modification_info_table"].str())
-	, db_group_table_(c["db_group_table"].str())
+	, db_user_group_table_(c["db_user_group_table"].str())
 	, mp_mod_group_(0)
 	, conn(mysql_init(nullptr))
 {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void fuh::write_detail(const std::string& name, const std::string& detail, T&& v
 
 bool fuh::is_user_in_group(const std::string& name, unsigned int group_id) {
 	try {
-		return prepared_statement<bool>("SELECT 1 FROM `" + db_users_table_ + "` u, `" + db_group_table_ + "` ug WHERE UPPER(u.username)=UPPER(?) AND u.USER_ID = ug.USER_ID AND ug.GROUP_ID = ?", name, group_id);
+		return prepared_statement<bool>("SELECT 1 FROM `" + db_users_table_ + "` u, `" + db_user_group_table_ + "` ug WHERE UPPER(u.username)=UPPER(?) AND u.USER_ID = ug.USER_ID AND ug.GROUP_ID = ?", name, group_id);
 	} catch (const sql_error& e) {
 		ERR_UH << "Could not execute test query for user group '" << group_id << "' and username '" << name << "'" << e.message << std::endl;
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/server/forum_user_handler.hpp b/src/server/forum_user_handler.hpp
index 77eec2f02e02..3ba943a5c0a2 100644
--- a/src/server/forum_user_handler.hpp
+++ b/src/server/forum_user_handler.hpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class fuh : public user_handler {
 		std::time_t retrieve_ban_duration_internal(const std::string& col, const std::string& detail);
 		std::time_t retrieve_ban_duration_internal(const std::string& col, unsigned int detail);
 
-		std::string db_name_, db_host_, db_user_, db_password_, db_users_table_, db_banlist_table_, db_extra_table_, db_game_info_table_, db_game_player_info_table_, db_game_modification_info_table_, db_group_table_;
+		std::string db_name_, db_host_, db_user_, db_password_, db_users_table_, db_banlist_table_, db_extra_table_, db_game_info_table_, db_game_player_info_table_, db_game_modification_info_table_, db_user_group_table_;
 		unsigned int mp_mod_group_;
 
 		MYSQL *conn;