diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
index 2a0d800de..7a46f8cc2 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PowerShellExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
     def _try_ssl_login(self, use_ssl: bool):
         credentials = Credentials(
-            username="dummy_username",
+            username=".\\dummy_username",
             secret="dummy_password",
             secret_type=SecretType.PASSWORD,
         )