diff --git a/src/charon-nm/nm/nm_service.c b/src/charon-nm/nm/nm_service.c
index d24e7b29e..50a65e945 100644
--- a/src/charon-nm/nm/nm_service.c
+++ b/src/charon-nm/nm/nm_service.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ static bool add_auth_cfg_cert(NMStrongswanPluginPrivate *priv,
 				private = lib->creds->create(lib->creds, CRED_PRIVATE_KEY,
 											 public->get_type(public),
 											 BUILD_AGENT_SOCKET, str,
+											 BUILD_AGENT_USER, user,
 											 BUILD_PUBLIC_KEY, public,
 											 BUILD_END);
 				public->destroy(public);