diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
index 00a35dc78..6cfbb44c1 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
         <div class="control-group">
           <label class="control-label" for="userName">${$.i18n.prop('username')}</label>
           <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" class="input-xlarge" id="userName" name="userName" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.indexDirectory"/>
+            <input type="text" class="input-xlarge" id="userName" name="userName" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.userName"/>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="control-group">