diff --git a/apps/authelia/release.yaml b/apps/authelia/release.yaml
index 75017e3..a0e92e7 100644
--- a/apps/authelia/release.yaml
+++ b/apps/authelia/release.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
           address: ldap://lldap.lldap.svc.cluster.local:3890
           base_dn: dc=huizinga,dc=dev
           additional_users_dn: ou=people
-          users_filter: "(&({username_attribute}={input})(objectClass=person))"
+          users_filter: "(&(|({username_attribute}={input})({mail_attribute}={input}))(objectClass=person))"
           additional_groups_dn: ou=groups
           groups_filter: "(member={dn})"
           attributes: