diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
index 3e6903b701..1ca3149798 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ class SshServer(command.Command):
         if parsed_args.login:
             login = parsed_args.login
         else:
-            login = self.app.client_manager._username
+            login = self.app.client_manager.auth_ref.username
         if parsed_args.verbose:
             cmd += " -v"