diff --git a/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino b/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino
index 40e2bf7..2d90918 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino
+++ b/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_cc3k.ino
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Adafruit_CC3000 cc3000 = Adafruit_CC3000(ADAFRUIT_CC3000_CS, ADAFRUIT_CC3000_IRQ, ADAFRUIT_CC3000_VBAT, SPI_CLOCK_DIV2); // you can change this clock speed
 
-Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000 mqtt(&cc3000, AIO_SERVER, AIO_SERVERPORT, AIO_CLIENTNAME, AIO_KEY, AIO_PASSWORD);
+Adafruit_MQTT_CC3000 mqtt(&cc3000, AIO_SERVER, AIO_SERVERPORT, AIO_CLIENTNAME, AIO_USERNAME, AIO_KEY);
 
 const char PHOTOCELL_FEED[] PROGMEM = "api/feeds/photocell/data/send.json";
 Adafruit_MQTT_Publish photocell = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, PHOTOCELL_FEED);
diff --git a/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_config.h b/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_config.h
index 644c485..b1389e3 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_config.h
+++ b/examples/mqtt_cc3k/mqtt_config.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 const char AIO_SERVER[] PROGMEM =  "io.adafruit.com";
 #define AIO_SERVERPORT 1883
 const char AIO_CLIENTNAME[] PROGMEM = "huzzah";
+const char AIO_USERNAME[] PROGMEM = "";
 const char AIO_KEY[] PROGMEM = "";
-const char AIO_PASSWORD[] PROGMEM = "";