diff --git a/datahub-frontend/app/auth/sso/oidc/OidcConfigs.java b/datahub-frontend/app/auth/sso/oidc/OidcConfigs.java
index e2e6e9436c3819..221f99faf8888a 100644
--- a/datahub-frontend/app/auth/sso/oidc/OidcConfigs.java
+++ b/datahub-frontend/app/auth/sso/oidc/OidcConfigs.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class OidcConfigs extends SsoConfigs {
     /**
      * Default values
      */
-    private static final String DEFAULT_OIDC_USERNAME_CLAIM = "preferred_username";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_OIDC_USERNAME_CLAIM = "email";
     private static final String DEFAULT_OIDC_USERNAME_CLAIM_REGEX = "(.*)";
     private static final String DEFAULT_OIDC_SCOPE = "openid profile email"; // Often "group" must be included for groups.
     private static final String DEFAULT_OIDC_CLIENT_NAME = "oidc";