diff --git a/MediaManager/AuthUtil.cs b/MediaManager/AuthUtil.cs
index 8f7b559..a807f13 100644
--- a/MediaManager/AuthUtil.cs
+++ b/MediaManager/AuthUtil.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace MediaManager;
 public static class AuthUtil {
 	public static string GetRemoteUser(HttpContext ctx, Database.DbConn db) {
 		#if (DEBUG)
-		const string remoteUser = "zotan";
+		const string remoteUser = "debuguser";
 		#else
 		var remoteUser = ctx.Request.Headers["Remote-User"];
 		#endif
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8037219..607f4e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # MediaManager
 
 ## DISCLAIMER
-- This app uses the `Remote-User` header for authentication. For production use an auth proxy like Authelia is required. In development mode the user is set to `zotan` by default. This can be changed in `AuthUtil.cs`.
+- This app uses the `Remote-User` header for authentication. For production use an auth proxy like Authelia is required. In development mode the user is set to `debuguser` by default. This can be changed in `AuthUtil.cs`.
 
 ## Development / testing requirements
 - .NET Core SDK (version 7.0 or higher; arch package `dotnet-sdk`)