diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 4a9b0652..50f946be 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ def create_app(config: Config = Config) -> Flask:
 
     from .corpora import bp as corpora_blueprint
     from .corpora.cqi_over_sio import CQiNamespace
-    socketio.on_namespace(CQiNamespace('/cqi_over_sio'))
     default_breadcrumb_root(corpora_blueprint, '.corpora')
     app.register_blueprint(corpora_blueprint, cli_group='corpus', url_prefix='/corpora')
+    socketio.on_namespace(CQiNamespace('/cqi_over_sio'))
 
     from .errors import bp as errors_bp
     app.register_blueprint(errors_bp)
diff --git a/app/static/js/App.js b/app/static/js/App.js
index 0741592d..cfcb3a05 100644
--- a/app/static/js/App.js
+++ b/app/static/js/App.js
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ class App {
     this.socket.on('PATCH', (patch) => {this.onPatch(patch);});
   }
 
-  getUser(userId, backrefs=true, relationships=true) {
+  getUser(userId) {
     if (userId in this.data.promises.getUser) {
       return this.data.promises.getUser[userId];
     }
 
     this.data.promises.getUser[userId] = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.socket.emit('GET /users/<user_id>', userId, backrefs, relationships, (response) => {
-        if (response.status !== 200) {
-          reject(response);
-          return;
+      this.socket.emit('GET /users/<user_id>', userId, (response) => {
+        if (response.status === 200) {
+          this.data.users[userId] = response.body;
+          resolve(this.data.users[userId]);
+        } else {
+          reject(`[${response.status}] ${response.statusText}`);
         }
-        this.data.users[userId] = response.body;
-        resolve(this.data.users[userId]);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/app/users/events.py b/app/users/events.py
index af490a01..5f59e394 100644
--- a/app/users/events.py
+++ b/app/users/events.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from app.models import User
 
 @socketio.on('GET /users/<user_id>')
 @socketio_login_required
-def get_user(user_hashid, backrefs=False, relationships=False):
+def get_user(user_hashid):
     user_id = hashids.decode(user_hashid)
     user = User.query.get(user_id)
     if user is None:
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ def get_user(user_hashid, backrefs=False, relationships=False):
     if not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator()):
         return {'status': 403, 'statusText': 'Forbidden'}
     return {
-        'body': user.to_json_serializeable(
-            backrefs=backrefs,
-            relationships=relationships
-        ),
+        'body': user.to_json_serializeable(backrefs=True, relationships=True),
         'status': 200,
-        'statusText': 'OK',
+        'statusText': 'OK'
     }