diff --git a/app/util/websocket_auth_backend.py b/app/util/websocket_auth_backend.py
index a3260a6..cf1146a 100644
--- a/app/util/websocket_auth_backend.py
+++ b/app/util/websocket_auth_backend.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import base64
 import binascii
-from uuid import UUID
 from starlette.authentication import (
     AuthCredentials, AuthenticationBackend, AuthenticationError, SimpleUser
 )
@@ -23,13 +22,9 @@ class BasicAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
             raise AuthenticationError('Invalid basic auth credentials')
 
         username, _, password = decoded.partition(":")
-        try:
-            id = UUID(username)
-        except (ValueError) as exc:
-            raise AuthenticationError('Invalid basic auth credentials')
         
         with SessionLocal() as db:
-            chargepoint = db.query(ChargePoint).filter(ChargePoint.id == id).first()
+            chargepoint = db.query(ChargePoint).filter(ChargePoint.friendly_name == username).first()
             if chargepoint is None:
                 raise AuthenticationError('Invalid basic auth credentials')
             if chargepoint.password != password: