diff --git a/tutor/templates/config.yml b/tutor/templates/config.yml
index f850a52bee4cde4b55ac3d820c0421fe31ce37e0..e96996256d1333b416548b519ea76b37fc62bc94 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/config.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/config.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ SMTP_USE_TLS: false
 SMTP_USE_SSL: false
 WEB_PROXY: false
 
-MYSQL_USER: ""
+MYSQL_USERNAME: ""
 MYSQL_PASSWORD: ""
 MYSQL_DATABASE: ""