diff --git a/modules/users/server/config/strategies/local.js b/modules/users/server/config/strategies/local.js
index 79397c31..7913b253 100644
--- a/modules/users/server/config/strategies/local.js
+++ b/modules/users/server/config/strategies/local.js
@@ -21,23 +21,25 @@ module.exports = function () {
         }, {
           email: usernameOrEmail.toLowerCase()
         }]
-      }, function (err, user) {
-        if (err) {
-          return done(err);
-        }
-        if (!user || !user.authenticate(password)) {
-          return done(null, false, {
-            message: 'Invalid username or password (' + (new Date()).toLocaleTimeString() + ')'
-          });
-        }
-        if (user.status === 'banned') {
-          return done(null, false, {
-            message: 'You are banned from the server!'
-          });
-        }
+      }).populate('invited_by', 'username displayName profileImageURL')
+        .exec(function (err, user) {
+          console.log(user);
+          if (err) {
+            return done(err);
+          }
+          if (!user || !user.authenticate(password)) {
+            return done(null, false, {
+              message: 'Invalid username or password (' + (new Date()).toLocaleTimeString() + ')'
+            });
+          }
+          if (user.status === 'banned') {
+            return done(null, false, {
+              message: 'You are banned from the server!'
+            });
+          }
 
-        return done(null, user);
-      });
+          return done(null, user);
+        });
     }
   ));
 };
diff --git a/modules/users/server/config/users.server.config.js b/modules/users/server/config/users.server.config.js
index cfce8d42..f7dd3a11 100644
--- a/modules/users/server/config/users.server.config.js
+++ b/modules/users/server/config/users.server.config.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   passport.deserializeUser(function (id, done) {
     User.findOne({
       _id: id
-    }, '-salt -password', function (err, user) {
+    }, '-salt -password').populate('invited_by', 'username displayName profileImageURL').exec(function (err, user) {
       done(err, user);
     });
   });
diff --git a/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authorization.server.controller.js b/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authorization.server.controller.js
index 8c665425..16f9d0a4 100644
--- a/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authorization.server.controller.js
+++ b/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authorization.server.controller.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ exports.userByID = function (req, res, next, id) {
 
   User.findOne({
     _id: id
-  }).exec(function (err, user) {
+  }).populate('invited_by', 'username displayName profileImageURL').exec(function (err, user) {
     if (err) {
       return next(err);
     } else if (!user) {