diff --git a/src/middleware.js b/src/middleware.js
index e74ec76..cc3f264 100644
--- a/src/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default async function combinedMiddleware(request) {
   const ip = request.ip ?? '127.0.0.1';
   const hostname = request.nextUrl.hostname;
   const referer = request.headers.get('referer') || '';
-  console.log("hostname", hostname)
 
   // Bypass rate limiting and referer check for the deployment IP
   if (hostname === FRONTEND_HOSTNAME || hostname === FRONTEND_STAGING_HOSTNAME) {
diff --git a/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js b/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
index 9982ba5..4e80084 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
+++ b/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ const authorize = async (pubkey) => {
         const response = await axios.get(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/users/${pubkey}`);
         if (response.status === 200 && response.data) {
             const fields = await findKind0Fields(profile);
-
             // Combine user object with kind0Fields, giving priority to kind0Fields
-            const combinedUser = { ...fields, ...response.data };
+            const combinedUser = { ...response.data, ...fields };
 
             // Update the user on the backend if necessary
             // await axios.put(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/users/${combinedUser.id}`, combinedUser);
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ const authorize = async (pubkey) => {
             // Create user
             if (profile) {
                 const fields = await findKind0Fields(profile);
-                const payload = { pubkey, ...fields };
+                const payload = { pubkey, username: fields.username, avatar: fields.avatar };
 
                 const createUserResponse = await axios.post(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/users`, payload);
                 return createUserResponse.data;