diff --git a/tailbone/views/people.py b/tailbone/views/people.py
index b6a4c0b9..d288b551 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/people.py
@@ -1382,8 +1382,8 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
         }
 
         if not context['users']:
-            context['suggested_username'] = auth.generate_unique_username(self.Session(),
-                                                                          person=person)
+            context['suggested_username'] = auth.make_unique_username(self.Session(),
+                                                                      person=person)
 
         return context