diff --git a/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool_cassandra.erl b/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool_cassandra.erl
index 1832f6de6b6..68b8ff4a449 100644
--- a/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool_cassandra.erl
+++ b/src/wpool/mongoose_wpool_cassandra.erl
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 -export([start/4]).
 -export([stop/2]).
 
+-ifdef(TEST).
+-export([prepare_cqerl_opts/1]).
+-endif.
+
 %% --------------------------------------------------------------
 %% mongoose_wpool callbacks
 -spec init() -> ok.
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ prepare_cqerl_opts(ConnOpts) ->
 cqerl_opts(keyspace, #{keyspace := Keyspace}) ->
     [{keyspace, Keyspace}];
 cqerl_opts(auth, #{auth := #{plain := #{username := UserName, password := Password}}}) ->
-    [{cqerl_auth_plain_handler, [{UserName, Password}]}];
+    [{auth, {cqerl_auth_plain_handler, [{UserName, Password}]}}];
 cqerl_opts(tcp, #{}) ->
     [{tcp_opts, [{keepalive, true}]}]; % always set
 cqerl_opts(tls, #{tls := TLSOpts}) ->
diff --git a/test/mongoose_wpool_SUITE.erl b/test/mongoose_wpool_SUITE.erl
index f85a4ceae82..559945c3631 100644
--- a/test/mongoose_wpool_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/mongoose_wpool_SUITE.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all() ->
      dead_pool_is_restarted,
      dead_pool_is_stopped_before_restarted,
      riak_pool_cant_be_started_with_available_worker_strategy,
-     redis_pool_cant_be_started_with_available_worker_strategy
+     redis_pool_cant_be_started_with_available_worker_strategy,
+     cassandra_prepare_opts
     ].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -269,6 +270,13 @@ pool_cant_be_started_with_available_worker_strategy(Type) ->
     ?assertError({strategy_not_supported, Type, Host, Tag, available_worker},
                  mongoose_wpool:start_configured_pools(PoolDef)).
 
+cassandra_prepare_opts(_Config) ->
+    %% Check that we pass auth options in the correct format to the Cassandra driver
+    AuthCfg = #{auth => #{plain => #{username => <<"user">>, password => <<"password">>}}},
+    ?assertEqual([{auth, {cqerl_auth_plain_handler, [{<<"user">>, <<"password">>}]}},
+                  {tcp_opts, [{keepalive, true}]}],
+                  mongoose_wpool_cassandra:prepare_cqerl_opts(AuthCfg)).
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Helpers
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------