diff --git a/auth/rest/router.go b/auth/rest/router.go
index 93f6d109f..e846cc618 100644
--- a/auth/rest/router.go
+++ b/auth/rest/router.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/crusttech/crust/auth/repository"
-	"github.com/crusttech/crust/auth/types"
 	"github.com/crusttech/crust/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/crusttech/crust/internal/payload"
+	"github.com/crusttech/crust/internal/payload/outgoing"
+
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"github.com/titpetric/factory/resputil"
 
@@ -17,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	checkResponse struct {
-		JWT  string      `json:"jwt"`
-		User *types.User `json:"user"`
+		JWT  string         `json:"jwt"`
+		User *outgoing.User `json:"user"`
 	}
 )
 
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ func MountRoutes(oidcConfig *config.OIDC, jwtAuth jwtEncodeCookieSetter) func(ch
 					if user, err := service.DefaultUser.With(ctx).FindByID(identity.Identity()); err == nil {
 						resputil.JSON(w, checkResponse{
 							JWT:  c.Value,
-							User: user,
+							User: payload.User(user),
 						})
 
 						return
diff --git a/internal/payload/outgoing.go b/internal/payload/outgoing.go
index 20355dc84..b34e7fdca 100644
--- a/internal/payload/outgoing.go
+++ b/internal/payload/outgoing.go
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func User(user *auth.User) *outgoing.User {
 		Name:     user.Name,
 		Handle:   user.Handle,
 		Username: user.Username,
+		Email:    user.Email,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/payload/outgoing/user.go b/internal/payload/outgoing/user.go
index 52470c24a..e21a14a1b 100644
--- a/internal/payload/outgoing/user.go
+++ b/internal/payload/outgoing/user.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type (
 		// Channel to part (nil) for ALL channels
 		ID          string `json:"ID"`
 		Name        string `json:"name"`
+		Email       string `json:"email"`
 		Username    string `json:"username"`
 		Handle      string `json:"handle"`
 		Connections uint   `json:"connections"`