diff --git a/website/server/middlewares/auth.js b/website/server/middlewares/auth.js
index 88f137aa66..55bcf2b147 100644
--- a/website/server/middlewares/auth.js
+++ b/website/server/middlewares/auth.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { getLanguageFromUser } from '../libs/language';
 
 const OFFICIAL_PLATFORMS = ['habitica-web', 'habitica-ios', 'habitica-android'];
 const COMMUNITY_MANAGER_EMAIL = nconf.get('EMAILS_COMMUNITY_MANAGER_EMAIL');
-const USER_FIELDS_ALWAYS_LOADED = ['_id', 'notifications', 'preferences', 'auth', 'flags', 'permissions'];
+const USER_FIELDS_ALWAYS_LOADED = ['_id', '_v', 'notifications', 'preferences', 'auth', 'flags', 'permissions'];
 
 function getUserFields (options, req) {
   // A list of user fields that aren't needed for the route and are not loaded from the db.