diff --git a/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php b/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
index 32cd42d90476..63428ed64bb6 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class UserTransformer extends EntityTransformer
             'notify_paid' => (bool) $user->notify_paid,
             'notify_approved' => (bool) $user->notify_approved,
             'is_admin' => (bool) $user->is_admin,
-            'permissions' => Auth()::user->permissions,
+            'permissions' => (int) $user->getOriginal('permissions'),
         ];
     }
 }
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