diff --git a/tests/test_auth.py b/tests/test_auth.py
index 00044d8..544a353 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def oidc_token(app):
+def oidc_auth_profile(app):
     with app.test_request_context('/api/v1.0/waivers/new'):
         with mock.patch.dict(session, {'oidc_auth_profile': {
             'active': True,
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ def oidc_token(app):
             yield mocked['oidc_auth_profile']
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def oidc_token(app):
+    with app.test_request_context('/api/v1.0/waivers/new'):
+        with mock.patch.dict(session, {'oidc_auth_token': {
+            'active': True,
+            'username': 'testuser',
+            'preferred_username': 'testuser',
+            'scope': 'openid waiverdb_scope',
+        }, 'oidc_auth_profile': {}}) as mocked:
+            yield mocked
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def verify_authorization():
     with mock.patch("waiverdb.api_v1.verify_authorization") as mocked:
@@ -93,15 +105,19 @@ def test_get_user_no_auth_methods(self):
                 waiverdb.auth.get_user(request)
         assert "Authenticated user required. No methods specified." in str(excinfo.value)
 
-    def test_get_user_without_token(self, app):
+    def test_get_user_without_profile(self, app):
         with app.test_request_context('/api/v1.0/waivers/new'):
             with pytest.raises(Unauthorized) as excinfo:
                 waiverdb.auth.get_user(request)
         assert self.auth_missing_error in str(excinfo.value)
 
-    def test_get_user_good(self, oidc_token):
+    def test_get_user_good_profile(self, oidc_auth_profile):
+        user, header = waiverdb.auth.get_user(request)
+        assert user == oidc_auth_profile["preferred_username"]
+
+    def test_get_user_good_token(self, oidc_token):
         user, header = waiverdb.auth.get_user(request)
-        assert user == oidc_token["username"]
+        assert user == oidc_token["preferred_username"]
 
     # tests only redirect of deprecated resource
     # not working, causing an exception in flask_oidc library:
@@ -111,7 +127,7 @@ def test_create_new_waiver(
         self,
         verify_authorization,
         permissions,
-        oidc_token,
+        oidc_auth_profile,
         client,
     ):
         verify_authorization.return_value = True
diff --git a/waiverdb/auth.py b/waiverdb/auth.py
index c7e4961..7ce3a62 100644
--- a/waiverdb/auth.py
+++ b/waiverdb/auth.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import base64
 import binascii
 import gssapi
+from authlib.integrations.flask_oauth2 import current_token
 from flask import current_app, Request, Response, session
 from werkzeug.exceptions import Unauthorized, Forbidden
 
@@ -60,13 +61,19 @@ def get_user(request: Request) -> tuple[str, dict[str, str]]:
 
 
 def get_oidc_userinfo(field: str) -> str:
-    fields = session.get("oidc_auth_profile", {})
-    if field not in fields:
-        current_app.logger.error(
-            "User info field %r is unavailable; available are: %s", field, fields.keys()
-        )
-        raise Unauthorized("Failed to retrieve username")
-    return fields[field]
+    pfields = session.get("oidc_auth_profile", {})
+    if field in pfields:
+        return pfields[field]
+    tfields = session.get("oidc_auth_token", {})
+    if field in tfields:
+        return tfields[field]
+    current_app.logger.error(
+        "User info field %r is unavailable; available are: %s (auth profile), %s (token)",
+        field,
+        pfields.keys(),
+        tfields.keys(),
+    )
+    raise Unauthorized("Failed to retrieve username")
 
 
 def get_user_by_method(request: Request, auth_method: str) -> tuple[str, dict[str, str]]: