diff --git a/src/backend/app/db/models.py b/src/backend/app/db/models.py
index 7b115ab90..e83d43277 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/db/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/db/models.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class DbUser(BaseModel):
     tasks_invalidated: Optional[int] = None
     projects_mapped: Optional[list[int]] = None
     registered_at: Optional[AwareDatetime] = None
-    last_active_at: Optional[AwareDatetime] = None
+    last_login_at: Optional[AwareDatetime] = None
 
     # Relationships
     project_roles: Optional[dict[int, ProjectRole]] = None  # project:role pairs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ async def one(cls, db: Connection, user_identifier: int | str) -> Self:
             sql = """
                 WITH updated_user AS (
                     UPDATE users
-                    SET last_active_at = NOW()
+                    SET last_login_at = NOW()
                     WHERE id = %(user_id)s
                     RETURNING *
                 )
diff --git a/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py b/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py
index cfa3c519c..76944c4ee 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/users/user_crud.py
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ async def process_inactive_users(
             async with db.cursor(row_factory=class_row(DbUser)) as cur:
                 await cur.execute(
                     """
-                    SELECT id, username, last_active_at
+                    SELECT id, username, last_login_at
                     FROM users
-                    WHERE last_active_at < %(warning_date)s
-                    AND last_active_at >= %(next_warning_date)s;
+                    WHERE last_login_at < %(warning_date)s
+                    AND last_login_at >= %(next_warning_date)s;
                     """,
                     {
                         "warning_date": warning_date,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def process_inactive_users(
                 """
                 SELECT id, username
                 FROM users
-                WHERE last_active_at < %(deletion_threshold)s;
+                WHERE last_login_at < %(deletion_threshold)s;
                 """,
                 {"deletion_threshold": deletion_threshold},
             )
diff --git a/src/backend/migrations/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql b/src/backend/migrations/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql
index 25c6f5d45..f64d4266e 100644
--- a/src/backend/migrations/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql
+++ b/src/backend/migrations/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- ## Migration add some extra fields.
--- * Add last_active_at to users.
+-- * Add last_login_at to users.
 -- * Remove NOT NULL constraint from author_id in projects.
 
 -- Related issues:
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ BEGIN
         SELECT 1
         FROM information_schema.columns
         WHERE table_name = 'users'
-          AND column_name = 'last_active_at'
+          AND column_name = 'last_login_at'
     ) THEN
-        ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN last_active_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now();
+        ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN last_login_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now();
     END IF;
 END $$;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/migrations/revert/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql b/src/backend/migrations/revert/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql
index b35eadd83..2fc5e4d09 100644
--- a/src/backend/migrations/revert/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql
+++ b/src/backend/migrations/revert/005-add-user-lastactiveat.sql
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
--- * Remove last_active_at from users.
+-- * Remove last_login_at from users.
 -- * Restore NOT NULL constraint on author_id in projects.
 
 -- Start a transaction
 BEGIN;
 
--- Remove last_active_at column from users
+-- Remove last_login_at column from users
 DO $$
 BEGIN
     IF EXISTS (
         SELECT 1
         FROM information_schema.columns
         WHERE table_name = 'users'
-          AND column_name = 'last_active_at'
+          AND column_name = 'last_login_at'
     ) THEN
-        ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN last_active_at;
+        ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN last_login_at;
     END IF;
 END $$;