diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index 9ad0fed6e5..153b1a3628 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -165,8 +165,10 @@ login_attempts: 5
 # Remote / proxy login
 # These settings can introduce security problems if configured incorrectly. Please read
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/auth-remote-user/ for more details
+# The header name should be prefixed by `HTTP`. Please read the docs for more details
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/request-response/#django.http.HttpRequest.META
 remote_login_enabled: False
-remote_login_header: REMOTE_USER
+remote_login_header: HTTP_REMOTE_USER
 
 # Permit custom authentication backends
 #authentication_backends: