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diff --git a/server/replitAuth.ts b/server/replitAuth.ts
index 8411e88..9de7547 100644
--- a/server/replitAuth.ts
+++ b/server/replitAuth.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { Express, RequestHandler } from "express";
 import memoize from "memoizee";
 import connectPg from "connect-pg-simple";
 import { storage } from "./storage";
+import { createHash } from "crypto";
 
 if (!process.env.REPLIT_DOMAINS) {
   throw new Error("Environment variable REPLIT_DOMAINS not provided");
@@ -53,9 +54,23 @@ function updateUserSession(
   user.expires_at = user.claims?.exp;
 }
 
+function generateDeterministicUUID(replitId: string): string {
+  // Create a deterministic UUID from Replit ID
+  // This ensures the same Replit user always gets the same UUID
+  const hash = createHash('sha256').update(`replit_${replitId}`).digest('hex');
+  // Format as UUID v4: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+  return [
+    hash.substring(0, 8),
+    hash.substring(8, 12),
+    '4' + hash.substring(13, 16),
+    (parseInt(hash.substring(16, 17), 16) & 0x3 | 0x8).toString(16) + hash.substring(17, 20),
+    hash.substring(20, 32)
+  ].join('-');
+}
+
 async function upsertUser(claims: any) {
-  // Convert Replit numeric ID to string format compatible with our schema
-  const userId = `replit_${claims["sub"]}`;
+  // Generate a deterministic UUID from Replit ID
+  const userId = generateDeterministicUUID(claims["sub"]);
   
   await storage.upsertUser({
     id: userId,
@@ -163,8 +178,8 @@ export const isAdmin: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
   }
 
   try {
-    // Convert Replit numeric ID to our internal format
-    const userId = `replit_${user.claims.sub}`;
+    // Generate the same deterministic UUID from Replit ID
+    const userId = generateDeterministicUUID(user.claims.sub);
     const dbUser = await storage.getUser(userId);
     if (!dbUser || !dbUser.isAdmin) {
       return res.status(403).json({ message: "Admin access required" });
diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index aa78b69..7e8f709 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -860,9 +860,28 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
   // Auth route to get current user
   app.get('/api/auth/user', isAuthenticated, async (req: any, res) => {
     try {
-      const userId = `replit_${req.user.claims.sub}`;
+      // Import the generateDeterministicUUID function from replitAuth
+      const { createHash } = await import('crypto');
+      function generateDeterministicUUID(replitId: string): string {
+        const hash = createHash('sha256').update(`replit_${replitId}`).digest('hex');
+        return [
+          hash.substring(0, 8),
+          hash.substring(8, 12),
+          '4' + hash.substring(13, 16),
+          (parseInt(hash.substring(16, 17), 16) & 0x3 | 0x8).toString(16) + hash.substring(17, 20),
+          hash.substring(20, 32)
+        ].join('-');
+      }
+      
+      const userId = generateDeterministicUUID(req.user.claims.sub);
       const user = await storage.getUser(userId);
-      res.json(user);
+      if (!user) {
+        return res.status(404).json({ message: "User not found" });
+      }
+      
+      // Remove sensitive data
+      const { passwordHash, ...userResponse } = user;
+      res.json(userResponse);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error fetching user:", error);
       res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch user" });