diff --git a/alock/src/auth_pam.c b/alock/src/auth_pam.c
index cf33c34..5653ec2 100644
--- a/alock/src/auth_pam.c
+++ b/alock/src/auth_pam.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int alock_auth_pam_auth(const char* pass) {
 
     PAM_username = pwd_entry->pw_name;
     PAM_password = pass;
-    pam_error = pam_start("login", PAM_username, &PAM_conversation, &pam_handle);
+    pam_error = pam_start("alock", PAM_username, &PAM_conversation, &pam_handle);
     PAM_YN;
     pam_error = pam_set_item(pam_handle, PAM_TTY, ttyname(0));
     PAM_YN;