diff --git a/auth/api_auth.go b/auth/api_auth.go
index a8bf8ec..f80c973 100644
--- a/auth/api_auth.go
+++ b/auth/api_auth.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func ApiLogout(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func ApiMe(c *gin.Context) {
-	usr, err := GetUser(c, DB)
+	usr, err := GetUser(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		ClearToken(c)
 		panic(errors.NewError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err))
diff --git a/auth/api_user.go b/auth/api_user.go
index 1ba8e82..4deadd9 100644
--- a/auth/api_user.go
+++ b/auth/api_user.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func ApiUserNew(c *gin.Context) {
 		Username: data.Name,
 		Password: string(pwd),
 	}
-	err = NewUser(usr, DB)
+	err = NewUser(usr)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/auth/helper.go b/auth/helper.go
index 9e07e06..41539c0 100644
--- a/auth/helper.go
+++ b/auth/helper.go
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ and user_id = ?`,
 	}
 }
 
-func GetUser(c *gin.Context, db *gorm.DB) (*User, error) {
+func GetUser(c *gin.Context) (*User, error) {
 	claim, err := GetContextClaims(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	usr := &User{}
-	err = db.Preload("Groups").Preload("Profile").Where("id = ?", claim.Uid).First(usr).Error
+	err = DB.Preload("Groups").Preload("Profile").Where("id = ?", claim.Uid).First(usr).Error
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func GetUser(c *gin.Context, db *gorm.DB) (*User, error) {
 }
 
 // NewUser the password is still not hashed
-func NewUser(usr *User, db *gorm.DB) error {
+func NewUser(usr *User) error {
 	if usr.Username == "" || usr.Password == "" {
 		return ErrorBadRequestTmpl.New("auth.User")
 	}