diff --git a/tethys_portal/settings.py b/tethys_portal/settings.py
index 0aa8dd715..d84a303a7 100644
--- a/tethys_portal/settings.py
+++ b/tethys_portal/settings.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 AXES_ENABLED = not DEBUG
 AXES_FAILURE_LIMIT = 3
 AXES_COOLOFF_TIME = dt.timedelta(hours=0.5)
-AXES_ONLY_USER_FAILURES = True
+AXES_LOCKOUT_PARAMETERS = ["username"]
 AXES_ENABLE_ADMIN = True
 AXES_LOCKOUT_TEMPLATE = "tethys_portal/accounts/lockout.html"
 AXES_VERBOSE = True