diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index cb5e72fb593ddd97e5d02021c49c99372bd8fa9c..80ad334d939564127d1b148e34fc1ae2f3bf718c 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     def get_authorized_user():
 
         user = {
-            "username": re.search(
-                r"([^!]+?)(@uab\.edu)?$", request.headers.get("Persistent-Id")
-            ).group(1),
+            "username": request.headers.get("REMOTE_USER"), 
             "fullname": (
                 f"{request.headers.get('Givenname')}"
                 f" {request.headers.get('Sn')}"