diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/portlet/AlfrescoFacesPortlet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/portlet/AlfrescoFacesPortlet.java
index 2130a849dd..8b99ad17a8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/portlet/AlfrescoFacesPortlet.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/portlet/AlfrescoFacesPortlet.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class AlfrescoFacesPortlet extends MyFacesGenericPortlet
                {
                   WebApplicationContext ctx = (WebApplicationContext)getPortletContext().getAttribute(
                         WebApplicationContext.ROOT_WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE);
-                  AuthenticationService auth = (AuthenticationService)ctx.getBean("authenticationService");
+                  AuthenticationService auth = (AuthenticationService)ctx.getBean("AuthenticationService");
                   auth.validate(user.getTicket());
                   
                   // save last username into portlet preferences, get from LoginBean state