diff --git a/app/api/users/route.ts b/app/api/users/route.ts
index 467a6fb9..8ce1f944 100644
--- a/app/api/users/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/users/route.ts
@@ -222,12 +222,13 @@ async function createLeantimeUser(userData: {
         id: 1,
         params: {
           values: {
-            lastname: `${userData.lastName} ${userData.firstName}`, // Format: "Lastname Firstname"
+            firstname: userData.firstName, // Just first name
+            lastname: userData.lastName, // Just last name
             username: userData.email, // Use email as username
             email: userData.email,
             password: userData.password,
             status: 'a', // Use 'a' instead of 'active'
-            role: 'Commenter', // Use string role instead of number
+            role: 'Commenter', // Use string role
             source: 'keycloak'
           }
         }