diff --git a/clientapi/routing/routing.go b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
index d8bb2a8f0..2063a008f 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func Setup(
 		}),
 	).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodOptions)
 
-	dendriteAdminRouter.Handle("/admin/resetPassword/{userID}",
+	dendriteAdminRouter.Handle("/admin/resetPassword/{localpart}",
 		httputil.MakeAdminAPI("admin_reset_password", userAPI, func(req *http.Request, device *userapi.Device) util.JSONResponse {
 			return AdminResetPassword(req, cfg, device, userAPI)
 		}),