diff --git a/app/static/js/App.js b/app/static/js/App.js
index 532bff5c36f0d91aa5e669251a71c76ae41b39f1..87d44d7194e47a4fae5d503eadd9874652ae52b2 100644
--- a/app/static/js/App.js
+++ b/app/static/js/App.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class App {
     this.socket.on('PATCH', (patch) => {this.onPatch(patch);});
   }
 
-  getUser(userId, backrefs=false, relationships=false) {
+  getUser(userId, backrefs=true, relationships=true) {
     if (userId in this.data.promises.getUser) {
       return this.data.promises.getUser[userId];
     }