diff --git a/tools/cleanupBuilds.py b/tools/cleanupBuilds.py
index 4e6dfbc..c924e8f 100755
--- a/tools/cleanupBuilds.py
+++ b/tools/cleanupBuilds.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Tool to retrieve the latest build from the artifactory server")
 arg_parser.add_argument('branch')
+arg_parser.add_argument('--user', default='admin')
 arg_parser.add_argument('--project', default='osm-stage_3')
 arg_parser.add_argument('--url', default='https://artifactory-osm.etsi.org/')
 arg_parser.add_argument('--keep', default=5)
@@ -81,4 +82,4 @@
     print("deleting build {} ms {}".format(args.project + " :: " + args.branch + '/' + buildNumber, ms))
     postData = buildPost(ms, entry['uri'].split('/')[1])
 
-    requests.post(delete_url, data=json.dumps(postData), headers=headers, auth=('admin', args.password))
+    requests.post(delete_url, data=json.dumps(postData), headers=headers, auth=(args.user, args.password))