diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/auth/session.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/auth/session.html
index d09d3f2aa..59430d95e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/auth/session.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/auth/session.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <div class="modal-body">
 
         {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-          <h4 class="text-center">You are logged in as {{ user.username }}.</h4>
+          <h4 class="text-center">You are logged in as {{ user.get_username }}.</h4>
         {% else %}
 
           <div class="text-center">