diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/projects/GetUserProject.go b/backend/internal/handlers/projects/GetUserProject.go
index 99ed63b..6c80515 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/projects/GetUserProject.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/projects/GetUserProject.go
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ import (
 	db "ttime/internal/database"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/log"
 )
 
 // GetUserProjects returns all projects that the user is a member of
 func GetUserProjects(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
-	// First we get the username from the token
-	user := c.Locals("user").(*jwt.Token)
-	claims := user.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
-	username := claims["name"].(string)
+	username := c.Params("username")
+	if username == "" {
+		log.Info("No username provided")
+		return c.Status(400).SendString("No username provided")
+	}
 
 	// Then dip into the database to get the projects
 	projects, err := db.GetDb(c).GetProjectsForUser(username)
diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index cf58280..e4cffae 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// All project related routes
 	// projectGroup := api.Group("/project") // Not currently in use
-	api.Get("/getUserProjects", projects.GetUserProjects)
+	api.Get("/getUserProjects/:username", projects.GetUserProjects)
 	api.Get("/project/:projectId", projects.GetProject)
 	api.Get("/checkIfProjectManager/:projectName", projects.IsProjectManagerHandler)
 	api.Get("/getUsersProject/:projectName", projects.ListAllUsersProject)
diff --git a/frontend/src/Components/DisplayUserProjects.tsx b/frontend/src/Components/DisplayUserProjects.tsx
index 92ba84f..3df2936 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Components/DisplayUserProjects.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Components/DisplayUserProjects.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import { Project } from "../Types/goTypes";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import GetProjects from "./GetProjects";
+import { api } from "../API/API";
 
 /**
  * Renders a component that displays the projects a user is a part of and links to the projects start-page.
@@ -11,16 +12,10 @@ function DisplayUserProject(): JSX.Element {
   const [projects, setProjects] = useState<Project[]>([]);
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-  const getProjects = async (): Promise<void> => {
-    const token = localStorage.getItem("accessToken") ?? "";
-    const response = await api.getUserProjects(token);
-    console.log(response);
-    if (response.success) {
-      setProjects(response.data ?? []);
-    } else {
-      console.error(response.message);
-    }
-  };
+  GetProjects({
+    setProjectsProp: setProjects,
+    username: localStorage.getItem("username") ?? "",
+  });
 
   const handleProjectClick = async (projectName: string): Promise<void> => {
     const token = localStorage.getItem("accessToken") ?? "";
@@ -37,11 +32,6 @@ function DisplayUserProject(): JSX.Element {
     }
   };
 
-  // Call getProjects when the component mounts
-  useEffect(() => {
-    void getProjects();
-  }, []);
-
   return (
     <>
       <h1 className="font-bold text-[30px] mb-[20px]">Your Projects</h1>