diff --git a/backend/controllers/auth.go b/backend/controllers/auth.go
index a9a3ec2..8063cdd 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/auth.go
+++ b/backend/controllers/auth.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Login(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request, params httprouter.
 		Token string `json:"token"`
 	}
 
-	tokenString, err := utils.GenerateJWT(user.Email, user.Username)
+	tokenString, err := utils.GenerateJWT(user.ID, user.Email, user.Username)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.JSONErrorOutput(writer, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 		return
diff --git a/backend/utils/jwt.go b/backend/utils/jwt.go
index ad4d9fe..4b3f044 100644
--- a/backend/utils/jwt.go
+++ b/backend/utils/jwt.go
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 type JWTClaim struct {
+	Id       uint64 `json:"id"`
 	Username string `json:"username"`
 	Email    string `json:"email"`
 	jwt.RegisteredClaims
 }
 
-func GenerateJWT(email string, username string) (tokenString string, err error) {
+func GenerateJWT(id uint64, email string, username string) (tokenString string, err error) {
 	expirationTime := time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour)
 	claims := &JWTClaim{
+		Id:       id,
 		Email:    email,
 		Username: username,
 		RegisteredClaims: jwt.RegisteredClaims{