diff --git a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfProviderConfig.java b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfProviderConfig.java
index 07533d0..625322f 100644
--- a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfProviderConfig.java
+++ b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfProviderConfig.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     private static final String IP = "ip";
     private static final int DEFAULT_TCP_PORT = 830;
     private static final String PORT = "port";
-    private static final String NAME = "name";
+    private static final String NAME = "username";
     private static final String PASSWORD = "password";
 
     public Set<NetconfDeviceAddress> getDevicesAddresses() throws ConfigException {