diff --git a/Src/hysh/bin/login b/Src/hysh/bin/login
index 50c3a2e..d570ca4 100644
--- a/Src/hysh/bin/login
+++ b/Src/hysh/bin/login
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ local function doLogin()
 
         syscall.write(1, "Password: ")
         local password = readLine("*")
-
-        local ok, err = syscall.login(username, password)
+        local uid = syscall.getuidbyname(username)
+        
+        local ok, err = syscall.login(uid, password)
         if ok then
             local uid     = syscall.getuid()
             local pwent   = syscall.getpasswd(uid)