diff --git a/api/routes/users.js b/api/routes/users.js
index 4d32964..a295a7e 100644
--- a/api/routes/users.js
+++ b/api/routes/users.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ router.post('/register', requestLimiter, async (req, res) => {
 			const hashedPassword = await Bun.password.hash(password);
 			const [result] = await pool.execute('INSERT INTO users (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)', [ username, hashedPassword ]);
 			if (result.affectedRows === 0) return await respondWithStatus(res, 500, 'Error storing user');
-			const token = await generateToken(result[0].insertId, password);
+			const user = await pool.execute('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ? LIMIT 1', [ username ]);
+			const token = await generateToken(user[0].id, password);
 			return await respondWithStatusJSON(res, 200, { message: 'Successfully registered', token });
 		}
 		catch (error) {