diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold/filer.toml b/weed/command/scaffold/filer.toml
index 6a7835de3..0a505bbdc 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold/filer.toml
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold/filer.toml
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ enabled = false
 db_name = "seaweedfs"
 servers=["http://localhost:8529"] # list of servers to connect to
 # only basic auth supported for now
-user=""
-pass=""
+username=""
+password=""
 # skip tls cert validation
 insecure_skip_verify = true
 
diff --git a/weed/filer/arangodb/arangodb_store.go b/weed/filer/arangodb/arangodb_store.go
index 27ed9132b..9fd1fffb3 100644
--- a/weed/filer/arangodb/arangodb_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/arangodb/arangodb_store.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ func (store *ArangodbStore) Initialize(configuration util.Configuration, prefix
 	store.buckets = make(map[string]driver.Collection, 3)
 	store.databaseName = configuration.GetString(prefix + "db_name")
 	return store.connection(configuration.GetStringSlice(prefix+"servers"),
-		configuration.GetString(prefix+"user"),
-		configuration.GetString(prefix+"pass"),
+		configuration.GetString(prefix+"username"),
+		configuration.GetString(prefix+"password"),
 		configuration.GetBool(prefix+"insecure_skip_verify"),
 	)
 }