diff --git a/service/api_pods_podid_func.py b/service/api_pods_podid_func.py
index 92a56e5..7fc134c 100644
--- a/service/api_pods_podid_func.py
+++ b/service/api_pods_podid_func.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ async def pod_auth(pod_id_net, request: Request):
                 display_name = client_display_name,
                 description = client_description,
                 _x_tapis_tenant = tapis_tenant,
-                _x_tapis_user = "tapis_pods",
+                _x_tapis_user = "_tapis_pods",
                 _tapis_debug = True
             )
         except BadRequestError as e: # Exceptions in 3 shouldn't have e.message (only e.args), but this one does.
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ async def pod_auth(pod_id_net, request: Request):
                         display_name = client_display_name,
                         description = client_description,
                         _x_tapis_tenant = tapis_tenant,
-                        _x_tapis_user = "tapis_pods",
+                        _x_tapis_user = "_tapis_pods",
                         _tapis_debug = True
                     )
                     # Assuming you want to return a success response after updating