diff --git a/lib/commands/client_handshake.js b/lib/commands/client_handshake.js
index f6cd56ccdf..35dcdc2f90 100644
--- a/lib/commands/client_handshake.js
+++ b/lib/commands/client_handshake.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ClientHandshake extends Command {
     this.password3 = connection.config.password3;
     this.passwordSha1 = connection.config.passwordSha1;
     this.database = connection.config.database;
-    this.autPluginName = this.handshake.autPluginName;
+    this.authPluginName = this.handshake.authPluginName;
     const handshakeResponse = new Packets.HandshakeResponse({
       flags: this.clientFlags,
       user: this.user,
diff --git a/lib/packets/handshake.js b/lib/packets/handshake.js
index 239387ca98..ee894a0d3a 100644
--- a/lib/packets/handshake.js
+++ b/lib/packets/handshake.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Handshake {
     this.authPluginData2 = args.authPluginData2;
     this.characterSet = args.characterSet;
     this.statusFlags = args.statusFlags;
-    this.autPluginName = args.autPluginName;
+    this.authPluginName = args.authPluginName;
   }
 
   setScrambleData(cb) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Handshake {
     }
 
     if (args.capabilityFlags & ClientConstants.PLUGIN_AUTH) {
-      args.autPluginName = packet.readNullTerminatedString('ascii');
+      args.authPluginName = packet.readNullTerminatedString('ascii');
     }
 
     return new Handshake(args);