diff --git a/services/core-api/app/api/utils/include/user_info.py b/services/core-api/app/api/utils/include/user_info.py
index 998e78fa12..1987af5eda 100644
--- a/services/core-api/app/api/utils/include/user_info.py
+++ b/services/core-api/app/api/utils/include/user_info.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "given_name": 'Test',
     "family_name": 'Testerson',
     "display_name": 'Testerson, Test: EMLI:EX',
-    "idir_username": "TTESTERSON",
+    "idir_username": "mds",
     "identity_provider": "idir",
     "idir_user_guid": "BCE4FFA4B63641C79AFA82287BFFFBC8",
 }
diff --git a/services/core-api/tests/help/test_help_resource.py b/services/core-api/tests/help/test_help_resource.py
index 48f91f0b5f..146d2506ec 100644
--- a/services/core-api/tests/help/test_help_resource.py
+++ b/services/core-api/tests/help/test_help_resource.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def test_get_put_help_core(test_client, db_session, auth_headers):
         '/help/default', json=record, headers=auth_headers['full_auth_header'])
     put_data = json.loads(put_resp.data.decode())
 
-    assert put_data['update_user'] == 'ttesterson'
+    assert put_data['update_user'] == 'mds'
 
     assert put_data['content'] == record['content']
     assert put_data['help_guid'] == record['help_guid']