diff --git a/src/zms.cpp b/src/zms.cpp
index 1534f4fd2..0a0a36787 100644
--- a/src/zms.cpp
+++ b/src/zms.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[], char **envp) {
       Debug(1, "ZMS: JWT token found: %s", jwt_token_str.c_str());
     } else if ( !strcmp(name, "user") ) {
       username = UriDecode(value);
+    } else if ( !strcmp(name, "username") ) {
+      username = UriDecode(value);
     } else if ( !strcmp(name, "pass") ) {
       password = UriDecode(value);
       Debug(1, "Have %s for password", password.c_str());
+    } else if ( !strcmp(name, "password") ) {
+      password = UriDecode(value);
+      Debug(1, "Have %s for password", password.c_str());
     } else {
       Debug(1, "Unknown parameter passed to zms %s=%s", name, value);
     }  // end if possible parameter names