diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e3664e..8297953 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "geneweaver-api"
-version = "0.8.0a4"
+version = "0.8.0a5"
 description = "The Geneweaver API"
 authors = [
     "Alexander Berger <alexander.berger@jax.org>",
diff --git a/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py b/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py
index 48bddbc..bc40faa 100644
--- a/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py
+++ b/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def _get_user_details(cursor: Cursor, user: UserInternal) -> UserInternal:
                 detail="Email and SSO ID Mismatch. Please contact and administrator."
             ) from e
         elif db_user.email_exists(cursor, user.email):
-            user.id = db_user.link_user_id_with_sso_id(cursor, user.id, user.sso_id)
+            user.id = db_user.by_email(cursor, user.email)[0]["usr_id"]
+            _ = db_user.link_user_id_with_sso_id(cursor, user.id, user.sso_id)
         else:
             if not user.name:
                 user.name = user.email