diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/messages/user.ts b/website/src/pages/api/messages/user.ts
index e5f361b8..6f39aad1 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/api/messages/user.ts
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/messages/user.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { withoutRole } from "src/lib/auth";
+import { getBackendUserCore } from "src/lib/users";
 
 const handler = withoutRole("banned", async (req, res, token) => {
   //TODO: add params if needed
+  const user = await getBackendUserCore(token.sub);
   const params = new URLSearchParams({
-    username: token.sub,
+    username: user.id,
+    auth_method: user.auth_method,
   });
 
   const messagesRes = await fetch(`${process.env.FASTAPI_URL}/api/v1/messages?${params}`, {