diff --git a/gssapi-wai.cabal b/gssapi-wai.cabal
--- a/gssapi-wai.cabal
+++ b/gssapi-wai.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                gssapi-wai
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.0.1
 synopsis:            WAI Middleware for SPNEGO authentiaction
 description:         Basic WAI Middleware allows both SPNEGO and failback to Kerberos
                      username/password authentication.
diff --git a/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/SpnegoAuth.hs b/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/SpnegoAuth.hs
--- a/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/SpnegoAuth.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/SpnegoAuth.hs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       fakeAuth user myreq
         | spnegoFakeBasicAuth =
             let oldHeaders = requestHeaders myreq
-                fakeHeader = (hAuthorization, "Basic " <> B64.encode (user <> ":password"))
+                fakeHeader = (hAuthorization, "Basic " <> B64.encode (stripSpnegoRealm user <> ":password"))
             in myreq{requestHeaders=fakeHeader : oldHeaders}
         | otherwise = myreq