diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-cortex-user-add b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-cortex-user-add
index 7b07ddbde..af6ce4647 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-cortex-user-add
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-cortex-user-add
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 
 USER=$1
 
-CORTEX_KEY=$(lookup_pillar cortexkey)
+CORTEX_KEY=$(lookup_pillar cortexorguserkey)
 CORTEX_API_URL="$(lookup_pillar url_base)/cortex/api"
 CORTEX_ORG_NAME=$(lookup_pillar cortexorgname)
 CORTEX_USER=$USER