diff --git a/socketserver/server/backend.go b/socketserver/server/backend.go
index ea986371..eea73ead 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/backend.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/backend.go
@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ func SendRemoteCommandCached(remoteCommand, data string, auth AuthInfo) (string,
 // `usernameClaimed` depending on whether AuthInfo.UsernameValidates is true is AuthInfo.TwitchUsername.
 func SendRemoteCommand(remoteCommand, data string, auth AuthInfo) (responseStr string, err error) {
 	destURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/cmd/%s", backendURL, remoteCommand)
-	var authKey string
-	if auth.UsernameValidated {
-		authKey = "usernameVerified"
-	} else {
-		authKey = "usernameClaimed"
-	}
 
 	formData := url.Values{
 		"clientData": []string{data},
-		authKey:      []string{auth.TwitchUsername},
+		"username":   []string{auth.TwitchUsername},
+	}
+
+	if auth.UsernameValidated {
+		formData.Set("authenticated", "1")
+	} else {
+		formData.Set("authenticated", "0")
 	}
 
 	sealedForm, err := SealRequest(formData)
diff --git a/socketserver/server/backend_test.go b/socketserver/server/backend_test.go
index f6b30831..b16782e4 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/backend_test.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/backend_test.go
@@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ func (s *BackendSuite) TestSendRemoteCommand(c *C) {
 	headersApplicationJson := http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}}
 
 	backend := NewTBackendRequestChecker(c,
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{""}}, TestResponse1, nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{""}}, TestResponse2, nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameVerified": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand2, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData2}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, headersCacheTwoSeconds},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{""}}, TestResponse1, nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{""}}, TestResponse2, nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"1"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand2, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData2}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, headersCacheTwoSeconds},
 		// cached
 		// cached
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand2, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse2, headersCacheTwoSeconds},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{401, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, "", nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{503, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, "", nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{418, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, TestErrorText, headersApplicationJson},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand2, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData3}, "usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, headersCacheInvalid},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand2, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse2, headersCacheTwoSeconds},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{401, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, "", nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{503, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, "", nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{418, PathTestCommand1, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData1}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, TestErrorText, headersApplicationJson},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, PathTestCommand2, &url.Values{"clientData": []string{TestData3}, "authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}}, TestResponse1, headersCacheInvalid},
 	)
 	_, _, _ = TSetup(SetupWantBackendServer, backend)
 	defer backend.Close()
diff --git a/socketserver/server/subscriptions_test.go b/socketserver/server/subscriptions_test.go
index 4fabc66e..d53202c1 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/subscriptions_test.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/subscriptions_test.go
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ func TestRestrictedCommands(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var backendExpected = NewTBackendRequestChecker(t,
 		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, bPathAnnounceStartup, &url.Values{"startup": []string{"1"}}, "", nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{401, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", bPathOtherCommand, TestCommandNeedsAuth), &url.Values{"usernameClaimed": []string{""}, "clientData": []string{TestRequestDataJSON}}, "", nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{401, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", bPathOtherCommand, TestCommandNeedsAuth), &url.Values{"usernameClaimed": []string{TestUsername}, "clientData": []string{TestRequestDataJSON}}, "", nil},
-		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", bPathOtherCommand, TestCommandNeedsAuth), &url.Values{"usernameVerified": []string{TestUsername}, "clientData": []string{TestRequestDataJSON}}, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", TestReplyData), nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{401, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", bPathOtherCommand, TestCommandNeedsAuth), &url.Values{"authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{""}, "clientData": []string{TestRequestDataJSON}}, "", nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{401, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", bPathOtherCommand, TestCommandNeedsAuth), &url.Values{"authenticated": []string{"0"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}, "clientData": []string{TestRequestDataJSON}}, "", nil},
+		TExpectedBackendRequest{200, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", bPathOtherCommand, TestCommandNeedsAuth), &url.Values{"authenticated": []string{"1"}, "username": []string{TestUsername}, "clientData": []string{TestRequestDataJSON}}, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", TestReplyData), nil},
 	)
 	server, _, urls = TSetup(SetupWantSocketServer|SetupWantBackendServer|SetupWantURLs, backendExpected)