diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/models/User.settings.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/models/User.settings.json
index 27b6d16b84..a5a3baa206 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/models/User.settings.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/models/User.settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "connection": "user",
+  "connection": "default",
   "info": {
     "name": "user",
     "description": ""
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@
     }
   },
   "collectionName": "users-permissions_user"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}