diff --git a/core/Command/User/AuthTokens/Add.php b/core/Command/User/AuthTokens/Add.php
index 9df2ab65bf9ad..fa71c7e4f3ee4 100644
--- a/core/Command/User/AuthTokens/Add.php
+++ b/core/Command/User/AuthTokens/Add.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 			$password = $helper->ask($input, $output, $question);
 		}
 
-		$loginName = $input->getOption('login-name') ?? $user->getUID();
+		$loginName = $user->getUID();
 
 		if ($password === null) {
 			$output->writeln('<info>No password provided. The generated app password will therefore have limited capabilities. Any operation that requires the login password will fail.</info>');