diff --git a/src/snek/view/login.py b/src/snek/view/login.py
index 396d11e..c9904f5 100644
--- a/src/snek/view/login.py
+++ b/src/snek/view/login.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ class LoginView(BaseFormView):
 
     async def submit(self, form):
         if await form.is_valid:
+            user = await self.services.user.get(username=form.username.value,deleted_at=None)
             self.session["logged_in"] = True
             self.session["username"] = form.username.value
-            self.session["uid"] = form.uid.value
+            self.session["uid"] = user["uid"]
             return {"redirect_url": "/web.html"}
         return {"is_valid": False}