diff --git a/services/web/project/__init__.py b/services/web/project/__init__.py
index b082b40..fcdd5c0 100644
--- a/services/web/project/__init__.py
+++ b/services/web/project/__init__.py
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ def start_login():
         if member:
             try:
                 # token should expire after 24 hrs
-                user["token"] = jwt.encode(
+                member["token"] = jwt.encode(
                     {"member_id": member[0], 'exp' : datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=30)},
                     app.config["SECRET_KEY"],
                     algorithm="HS256"
                 )
                 return {
                     "message": "Successfully fetched auth token",
-                    "data": user
+                    "data": member
                 }
             except Exception as e:
                 return {