diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/server/RequestContext.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/server/RequestContext.java
index c661b713..fe738fcc 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/server/RequestContext.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/server/RequestContext.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public Locale getAcceptLanguageHeader() {
    */
   public String getUserName() {
     if (AuthenticationManager.getAuthenticationHandler().isSecurityEnabled()) {
-      return HttpUserGroupInformation.get().getUserName();
+      return HttpUserGroupInformation.get().getShortUserName();
     } else {
       return request.getParameter(PseudoAuthenticator.USER_NAME);
     }