diff --git a/cmd/versitygw/admin.go b/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
index 8d514d8a..69b178f5 100644
--- a/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/versitygw/admin.go
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ func updateUser(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		ctx.String("secret"),
 		ctx.Int("user-id"),
 		ctx.Int("group-id"),
-		ctx.Int("projectID"),
+		ctx.Int("project-id"),
 		auth.Role(ctx.String("role"))
 
 	props := auth.MutableProps{}