diff --git a/frappe/commands/utils.py b/frappe/commands/utils.py
index 115249f4a9..b408305df2 100644
--- a/frappe/commands/utils.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/utils.py
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def _enter_console(extra_args=None):
 	bin, args, bin_name = get_command(
 		host=frappe.conf.db_host,
 		port=frappe.conf.db_port,
-		user=frappe.conf.db_name,
+		user=frappe.conf.db_user,
 		password=frappe.conf.db_password,
 		db_name=frappe.conf.db_name,
 		extra=list(extra_args) if extra_args else [],