diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 31fd54c..7ef2bac 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -226,14 +226,16 @@ fn oidc_config() -> Json<OidcConfig> {
 impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for User {
     type Error = ();
 
-    fn from_request(_request: &'a Request<'r>) -> Outcome<User, Self::Error> {
-        Outcome::Success(User {
-            id: 1,
-            username: "Alex".to_string(),
-            is_active: true,
-            created_at: None,
-            updated_at: None,
-        })
+    fn from_request(request: &'a Request<'r>) -> Outcome<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let mut user_id = match request.cookies().get_private("user_id") {
+            Some(cookie) => cookie.value().to_string(),
+            None => return Outcome::Forward(()),
+        };
+        let conn = request.guard::<AuthDb>().unwrap();
+        match User::get_with_id(&conn, user_id) {
+            Ok(user) => Outcome::Success(user),
+            _ => Outcome::Forward(()),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 44eb2cc..44e0610 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ pub struct NewUser {
 }
 
 impl User {
+    pub fn get_with_id(conn: &PgConnection, user_id_str: String) -> QueryResult<User> {
+        use crate::schema::users::dsl::{ id, users };
+        let user_id = user_id_str.parse::<i32>().unwrap();
+        users.filter(id.eq(&user_id)).first::<User>(conn)
+    }
+
     pub fn get_with_username(conn: &PgConnection, name: String) -> QueryResult<User> {
         use crate::schema::users::dsl::{ username, users };
         users.filter(username.eq(&name)).first::<User>(conn)