diff --git a/src/data.ts b/src/data.ts
index 9a57bab..f149a53 100644
--- a/src/data.ts
+++ b/src/data.ts
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ export function getGroupByID(groupID: string): Carpool.Group | undefined {
 export async function getUserByEmail(
 	email: string
 ): Promise<Carpool.User | undefined> {
-	return ((await UserModel.findOne({
-		email,
-	}).exec()) as unknown) as Carpool.User;
+	return ((
+		await UserModel.findOne({
+			email,
+		}).exec()
+	).toJSON() as unknown) as Carpool.User;
 }
 
 export async function registerUserFromIonProfile(