diff --git a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js
index 7c6d79a4e..67c8ce422 100644
--- a/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js
+++ b/addons/auth/addon/authenticators/password.js
@@ -49,19 +49,19 @@ export default class PasswordAuthenticator extends BaseAuthenticator {
    *
    * @override
    * @param {object} creds
-   * @param {string} creds.identification is sent to server as `name`
+   * @param {string} creds.identification is sent to server as `login_name`
    * @param {string} creds.password
    * @param {boolean} requestCookies request cookie tokens (default `true`)
    * @return {Promise}
    */
   async authenticate(
-    { identification: name, password },
+    { identification: login_name, password },
     requestCookies = true,
     options
   ) {
     const body = JSON.stringify({
       token_type: requestCookies ? 'cookie' : null,
-      credentials: { name, password },
+      credentials: { login_name, password },
     });
     const authEndpointURL = this.buildAuthEndpointURL(options);
     const response = await fetch(authEndpointURL, { method: 'post', body });
diff --git a/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js b/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js
index aebdfee56..372d57a0c 100644
--- a/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js
+++ b/addons/auth/tests/unit/authenticators/password-test.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module('Unit | Authenticator | password', function (hooks) {
       assert.deepEqual(json, {
         token_type: 'cookie',
         credentials: {
-          name: 'foo',
+          login_name: 'foo',
           password: 'bar',
         },
       });
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/route-handlers/auth.js b/ui/core/mirage/route-handlers/auth.js
index 596500f46..ed2942c2f 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/route-handlers/auth.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/route-handlers/auth.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Response } from 'miragejs';
 //  */
 // export default function authenticateHandler(schema, request) {
 //   const payload = JSON.parse(request.requestBody);
-//   if (payload.credentials.name === 'error') {
+//   if (payload.credentials.login_name === 'error') {
 //     return new Response(400);
 //   } else {
 //     const cookieName = config.auth.passwordCookieName;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { Response } from 'miragejs';
 
 export function authHandler({ scopes }, request) {
   const payload = JSON.parse(request.requestBody);
-  if (payload.credentials.name === 'error') {
+  if (payload.credentials.login_name === 'error') {
     return new Response(400);
   } else {
     const scopeAttrs =