diff --git a/templates/nginx.default.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx.default.conf.j2
index 09fa28a..2aae622 100644
--- a/templates/nginx.default.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx.default.conf.j2
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ server {
   }
 
   location / {
+    proxy_set_header remote_user "$remote_user";
     js_content pep.enforce;
   }