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;