diff --git a/include/pam_authenticate.hpp b/include/pam_authenticate.hpp
index 5d78efc..234246d 100644
--- a/include/pam_authenticate.hpp
+++ b/include/pam_authenticate.hpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         pamFunctionConversation, const_cast<char*>(password.c_str())};
     pam_handle_t* localAuthHandle = nullptr; // this gets set by pam_start
 
-    int retval = pam_start("passwd", username.c_str(), &localConversation,
+    int retval = pam_start("webserver", username.c_str(), &localConversation,
                            &localAuthHandle);
 
     if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS)