diff --git a/programs/server/dashboard.html b/programs/server/dashboard.html
index b21d4b86314..45f988f7b1e 100644
--- a/programs/server/dashboard.html
+++ b/programs/server/dashboard.html
@@ -506,6 +506,14 @@ let user = 'default';
 let password = '';
 let add_http_cors_header = (location.protocol != 'file:');
 
+const current_url = new URL(window.location);
+/// Substitute user name if it's specified in the query string
+const user_from_url = current_url.searchParams.get('user');
+if (user_from_url) {
+    user = user_from_url;
+}
+
+
 const errorCodeMessageMap = {
     516: 'Error authenticating with database. Please check your connection params and try again.'
 }