diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/oauth/oauth_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/oauth/oauth_controller.ex
index 47962bbf8..a5fb32a4e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/oauth/oauth_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/oauth/oauth_controller.ex
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def token_exchange(conn, %{"grant_type" => "authorization_code"} = params) do
   # - investigate a way to verify the user wants to grant read/write/follow once scope handling is done
   def token_exchange(
         conn,
-        %{"grant_type" => "password", "name" => name, "password" => password} = params
+        %{"grant_type" => "password", "username" => name, "password" => password} = params
       ) do
     with %App{} = app <- get_app_from_request(conn, params),
          %User{} = user <- User.get_by_nickname_or_email(name),
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ def token_exchange(
     end
   end
 
+  def token_exchange(
+        conn,
+        %{"grant_type" => "password", "name" => name, "password" => password} = params
+      ) do
+    params =
+      params
+      |> Map.delete("name")
+      |> Map.put("username", name)
+
+    token_exchange(conn, params)
+  end
+
   defp fix_padding(token) do
     token
     |> Base.url_decode64!(padding: false)