1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/federation/BrokerLink.java b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/federation/BrokerLink.java
index f21158cd0c..fa2fb9ead1 100644
--- a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/federation/BrokerLink.java
+++ b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/federation/BrokerLink.java
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ public class BrokerLink implements LinkConfig, ConnectionListener
                     _remoteFederationTag = UUID.fromString(_transport+":"+_host+":"+_port).toString();
                 }
                 _qpidConnection.setSessionFactory(new SessionFactory());
+                _qpidConnection.setAuthorizationID(_username == null ? "" : _username);
 
                 updateState(State.ESTABLISHING, State.OPERATIONAL);