diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index cd6f735..bdc5f6e 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ WORDPRESS_DEBUG=1
 # INFINITE NERD DEPTH SETTINGS (if you're changing these, good luck!)        #
 ##############################################################################
 
+# Wordpress username (for `set_local_password`)
+USERNAME=autonomic
+
 # Docker container names, probably just needs to be set once per project
 PROJECT_NAME=mont58
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 9fd643f..743fc14 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fix_url:
 	$(_DOCKER_COMPOSE) exec -u user wordpress wp --url=https://$(SITE_URL) search-replace --all-tables-with-prefix '$(SITE_URL)' '$(PROJECT_NAME).localhost'
 
 set_local_password:
-	$(_DOCKER_COMPOSE) exec -u user wordpress wp user update admin --user_pass=password
+	$(_DOCKER_COMPOSE) exec -u user wordpress wp user update $(USERNAME) --user_pass=password
 
 db_pull: db_fetch db_load fix_url