diff --git a/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/app-passwords-lookup.lua.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/app-passwords-lookup.lua.tmpl
index cefd1df..7078b3a 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/app-passwords-lookup.lua.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/app-passwords-lookup.lua.tmpl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function auth_passdb_lookup(req)
         local app_pass_filter = "{{ getenv "LDAP_APP_PASSWORDS_FILTER" }}"
         local ldap_user_attribute = "{{ getenv "LDAP_USER_ATTRIBUTE" }}"
 
-        local user_password = reg.password
+        local user_password = req.password
 
         for dn, attribs in ld:search { base = app_base_dn_formatted, scope = "subtree", filter = app_pass_filter } do
             lualdap.open_simple(