diff --git a/docker/api/daemon.py b/docker/api/daemon.py
index 033dbf19..0e1c7538 100644
--- a/docker/api/daemon.py
+++ b/docker/api/daemon.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class DaemonApiMixin(object):
         if response.status_code == 200:
             if 'auths' not in self._auth_configs:
                 self._auth_configs['auths'] = {}
-            self._auth_configs[registry or auth.INDEX_NAME] = req_data
+            self._auth_configs['auths'][registry or auth.INDEX_NAME] = req_data
         return self._result(response, json=True)
 
     def ping(self):
diff --git a/tests/unit/api_test.py b/tests/unit/api_test.py
index c53a4be1..f65e13ec 100644
--- a/tests/unit/api_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/api_test.py
@@ -212,6 +212,24 @@ class DockerApiTest(BaseAPIClientTest):
             timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
         )
 
+    def test_login(self):
+        self.client.login('sakuya', 'izayoi')
+        fake_request.assert_called_with(
+            'POST', url_prefix + 'auth',
+            data=json.dumps({'username': 'sakuya', 'password': 'izayoi'}),
+            timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+        )
+
+        assert self.client._auth_configs['auths'] == {
+            'docker.io': {
+                'email': None,
+                'password': 'izayoi',
+                'username': 'sakuya',
+                'serveraddress': None,
+            }
+        }
+
     def test_events(self):
         self.client.events()