diff --git a/auth/jwt.go b/auth/jwt.go
index 7c48659f..0ee74c5f 100644
--- a/auth/jwt.go
+++ b/auth/jwt.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
-	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/errors"
+	fberrors "github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/errors"
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/settings"
 	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/users"
 )
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ func (a *JWTAuth) Auth(r *http.Request, usr users.Store, stg *settings.Settings,
 	payload := map[string]string{}
 	token.Claims(&payload)
 
-	user, err := usr.Get(srv.Root, payload[a.Claim])
-	if errors.Is(err, errors.ErrNotExist) {
+	user, err := usr.Get(srv.Root, payload[a.UsernameClaim])
+	if errors.Is(err, fberrors.ErrNotExist) {
 		return nil, os.ErrPermission
 	}