diff --git a/jupyter_server/auth/identity.py b/jupyter_server/auth/identity.py
index 3a85447958..bd024938d1 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/auth/identity.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/auth/identity.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ def process_login_form(self, handler: JupyterHandler) -> User | None:
 
         if self.token and self.token == typed_password:
             # type:ignore[attr-defined]
-            return self.user_for_token(typed_password)
+            return self.get_user_token(typed_password)
 
         return user