diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a6c6bff0d..4ec48fc35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 CHANGELOG RoundCube Webmail
 ===========================
 
+- Fix imap_auth_type regression (#1486263)
+
+RELEASE 0.3.1
+------------------
 - Specify toolbar container in compose template (#1486247)
 - Fix $_SERVER['HTTPS'] check for SSL forcing on IIS (#1486243)
 - Avoid unnecessary page loads for selected tab (#1486032)
diff --git a/program/lib/imap.inc b/program/lib/imap.inc
index 9d896ffe0..964d12d99 100644
--- a/program/lib/imap.inc
+++ b/program/lib/imap.inc
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ function iil_Connect($host, $user, $password, $options=null) {
 	// set some imap options
 	if (is_array($options)) {
 		foreach($options as $optkey => $optval) {
-			if ($optkey == 'imap') {
+			if ($optkey == 'auth_method') {
 				$auth_method = strtoupper($optval);
 			} else if ($optkey == 'rootdir') {
     				$my_prefs['rootdir'] = $optval;