diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/migrations/0001_initial.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 84930d9ae..17ad385eb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                         verbose_name="superuser status",
                     ),
                 ),
-                {%- if cookiecutter.username_type == "email" -%}
+                {%- if cookiecutter.username_type == "username" -%}
                 (
                     "username",
                     models.CharField(