diff --git a/app/static/js/App.js b/app/static/js/App.js
index c7a372f8e31a1f2673d712f97029191f30a6194b..532bff5c36f0d91aa5e669251a71c76ae41b39f1 100644
--- a/app/static/js/App.js
+++ b/app/static/js/App.js
@@ -8,33 +8,20 @@ class App {
     this.socket.on('PATCH', (patch) => {this.onPatch(patch);});
   }
 
-  getUser(userId) {
+  getUser(userId, backrefs=false, relationships=false) {
     if (userId in this.data.promises.getUser) {
       return this.data.promises.getUser[userId];
     }
 
     this.data.promises.getUser[userId] = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      fetch(`/users/${userId}?backrefs=true&relationships=true`, {headers: {Accept: 'application/json'}})
-        .then(
-          (response) => {
-            if (response.status === 403) {this.flash('Forbidden', 'error'); reject(response);}
-            return response.json();
-          },
-          (response) => {
-            this.flash('Something went wrong', 'error');
-            reject(response);
-          }
-        )
-        .then(
-          (user) => {
-            this.data.users[userId] = user;
-            resolve(this.data.users[userId]);
-          },
-          (error) => {
-            console.error(error, 'error');
-            reject(error);
-          }
-        );
+      this.socket.emit('GET /users/<user_id>', userId, backrefs, relationships, (response) => {
+        if (response.status !== 200) {
+          reject(response);
+          return;
+        }
+        this.data.users[userId] = response.body;
+        resolve(this.data.users[userId]);
+      });
     });
 
     return this.data.promises.getUser[userId];
@@ -47,11 +34,11 @@ class App {
 
     this.data.promises.subscribeUser[userId] = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.socket.emit('SUBSCRIBE /users/<user_id>', userId, (response) => {
-        if (response.code === 200) {
-          resolve(response);
-        } else {
+        if (response.status !== 200) {
           reject(response);
+          return;
         }
+        resolve(response);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/app/users/events.py b/app/users/events.py
index 7cab2199ee3d6a802058a399ab2deabffcbcc9e7..532bf42d558108b73aa511f9d318b3ba7752c705 100644
--- a/app/users/events.py
+++ b/app/users/events.py
@@ -5,17 +5,55 @@ from app.decorators import socketio_login_required
 from app.models import User
 
 
+@socketio.on('GET /users/<user_id>')
+@socketio_login_required
+def get_user(user_hashid, backrefs=False, relationships=False):
+    user_id = hashids.decode(user_hashid)
+    user = User.query.get(user_id)
+    if user is None:
+        return {'status': 404, 'statusText': 'Not found'}
+    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
+        ),
+        'status': 200,
+        'statusText': 'OK',
+    }
+
+
+# @socketio.on('GET /users/<user_id>')
+# @socketio_login_required
+# def get_user(user_hashid):
+#     user_id = hashids.decode(user_hashid)
+#     user = User.query.get(user_id)
+#     if user is None:
+#         return {'options': {'status': 404, 'statusText': 'Not found'}}
+#     if not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator):
+#         return {'options': {'status': 403, 'statusText': 'Forbidden'}}
+#     return {
+#         'body': user.to_json_serializable2(),
+#         'options': {
+#             'status': 200,
+#             'statusText': 'OK',
+#             'headers': {'Content-Type: application/json'}
+#         }
+#     }
+
+
 @socketio.on('SUBSCRIBE /users/<user_id>')
 @socketio_login_required
 def subscribe_user(user_hashid):
     user_id = hashids.decode(user_hashid)
     user = User.query.get(user_id)
     if user is None:
-        return {'code': 404, 'msg': 'Not found'}
+        return {'status': 404, 'statusText': 'Not found'}
     if not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator):
-        return {'code': 403, 'msg': 'Forbidden'}
+        return {'status': 403, 'statusText': 'Forbidden'}
     join_room(f'/users/{user.hashid}')
-    return {'code': 200, 'msg': 'OK'}
+    return {'status': 200, 'statusText': 'OK'}
 
 
 @socketio.on('UNSUBSCRIBE /users/<user_id>')
@@ -24,8 +62,8 @@ def unsubscribe_user(user_hashid):
     user_id = hashids.decode(user_hashid)
     user = User.query.get(user_id)
     if user is None:
-        return {'code': 404, 'msg': 'Not found'}
+        return {'status': 404, 'statusText': 'Not found'}
     if not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator):
-        return {'code': 403, 'msg': 'Forbidden'}
+        return {'status': 403, 'statusText': 'Forbidden'}
     leave_room(f'/users/{user.hashid}')
-    return {'code': 200, 'msg': 'OK'}
+    return {'status': 200, 'statusText': 'OK'}
diff --git a/app/users/routes.py b/app/users/routes.py
index 968806ac70fed8e423a85253b0d44c9cbb337d7d..4c06cad3e5004fe82c46942242ecc4d6f69fa01e 100644
--- a/app/users/routes.py
+++ b/app/users/routes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import abort, current_app, request
+from flask import abort, current_app
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required
 from threading import Thread
 from app import db
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ from . import bp
 @bp.route('/<hashid:user_id>')
 @login_required
 def user(user_id):
-    user = User.query.get_or_404(user_id)
-    if not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator()):
-        abort(403)
-    backrefs = request.args.get('backrefs', 'false').lower() == 'true'
-    relationships = (
-        request.args.get('relationships', 'false').lower() == 'true')
-    return user.to_json_serializeable(backrefs=backrefs, relationships=relationships), 200
+    abort(503)
 
 
 @bp.route('/<hashid:user_id>', methods=['DELETE'])