diff --git a/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html b/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html
index 3ef4d461..b3cd90f7 100644
--- a/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html
+++ b/apimanager/users/templates/users/index.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ <h2>Statistics</h2>
 			</thead>
 			<tbody>
 			{% for user in users %}
-				{% url 'users-detail' user.email as url_users_detail %}
+				{% url 'users-detail' user.user_id as url_users_detail %}
 				<tr data-user-id="{{ user.user_id }}">
 					<td><a href="{{ url_users_detail }}">{{ user.user_id }}</td>
 					<td>{{ user.username }}</td>
diff --git a/apimanager/users/urls.py b/apimanager/users/urls.py
index 27a68fe0..518e27f2 100644
--- a/apimanager/users/urls.py
+++ b/apimanager/users/urls.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     url(r'^$',
         IndexView.as_view(),
         name='users-index'),
-    url(r'^(?P<user_email>[\w\@\.\+-]+)$',
+    url(r'^user_id/(?P<user_id>[\w\@\.\+-]+)$',
         DetailView.as_view(),
         name='users-detail'),
     url(r'^(?P<user_id>[\w-]+)/entitlement/delete/(?P<entitlement_id>[\w-]+)$',
diff --git a/apimanager/users/views.py b/apimanager/users/views.py
index 875bcafb..78e7c720 100644
--- a/apimanager/users/views.py
+++ b/apimanager/users/views.py
@@ -106,11 +106,9 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         # The API needs a call 'get user by id'!
         user = {}
         try:
-            urlpath = '/users/{}'.format(self.kwargs['user_email'])
-            users = api.get(self.request, urlpath)
-            if len(users['users']) > 0:
-                user = users['users'][0]
-                context['form'].fields['user_id'].initial = user['user_id']
+            urlpath = '/users/user_id/{}'.format(self.kwargs['user_id'])
+            user = api.get(self.request, urlpath)
+            context['form'].fields['user_id'].initial = user['user_id']
         except APIError as err:
             messages.error(self.request, err)