diff --git a/src/isql/isql.epp b/src/isql/isql.epp
index 640765d2aa..80c4d9c34d 100644
--- a/src/isql/isql.epp
+++ b/src/isql/isql.epp
@@ -4959,7 +4959,7 @@ static processing_state frontend(const std::string& statement)
 				}
 				else if (clause == "USER")
 				{
-					usr = node.args[i + 1].processedText.c_str();
+					usr = node.args[i + 1].rawText.c_str();
 					i += 2;
 				}
 				else if (clause == "PASSWORD")