diff --git a/src/modules/rlm_realm/rlm_realm.c b/src/modules/rlm_realm/rlm_realm.c
index 6006769..2da7211 100644
--- a/src/modules/rlm_realm/rlm_realm.c
+++ b/src/modules/rlm_realm/rlm_realm.c
@@ -197,13 +197,16 @@ static int check_for_realm(void *instance, REQUEST *request, REALM **returnrealm
 
 	/*
 	 *	Add the realm name to the request.
-	 *	If the realm is a regex, the use the realm as entered
-	 *	by the user.  Otherwise, use the configured realm name,
-	 *	as realm name comparison is case insensitive.  We want
-	 *	to use the configured name, rather than what the user
+	 *	If the realm is a regex or DEFAULT, then use the realm
+	 *	as entered by the user.  Otherwise, use the configured
+	 *	realm name, as realm name comparison is case insensitive.
+	 *	We want to use the configured name, rather than what the user
 	 *	entered.
 	 */
-	if (realm->name[0] != '~') realmname = realm->name;
+	if (realm->name[0] != '~') {
+		if (strcmp(realm->name, "DEFAULT") != 0) 
+			realmname = realm->name;
+	}
 	pairadd(&request->packet->vps, pairmake("Realm", realmname,
 						T_OP_EQ));
 	RDEBUG2("Adding Realm = \"%s\"", realmname);