diff --git a/packages/meteor-accounts-saml/saml_utils.js b/packages/meteor-accounts-saml/saml_utils.js
index 30eec18b57ba1..75bf93fb8d2eb 100644
--- a/packages/meteor-accounts-saml/saml_utils.js
+++ b/packages/meteor-accounts-saml/saml_utils.js
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@ SAML.prototype.validateResponse = function(samlResponse, relayState, callback) {
 					attributes.forEach(function(attribute) {
 						const value = self.getElement(attribute, 'AttributeValue');
 						if (typeof value[0] === 'string') {
-							profile[attribute.$.Name] = value[0];
+							profile[attribute.$.Name.value] = value[0];
 						} else {
-							profile[attribute.$.Name] = value[0]._;
+							profile[attribute.$.Name.value] = value[0]._;
 						}
 					});
 				}