diff --git a/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts b/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts
index 28545fd8..465f456b 100644
--- a/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ interface Project {
   labels: StatusLabel[];
 }
 
+// Cache for user IDs to avoid repeated lookups
+const userCache = new Map<string, number>();
+
 export async function GET() {
   try {
     const session = await getServerSession(authOptions);
@@ -25,29 +28,41 @@ export async function GET() {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
     }
 
-    // Get user ID from Leantime
-    const userResponse = await fetch('https://agilite.slm-lab.net/api/jsonrpc', {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'X-API-Key': process.env.LEANTIME_TOKEN || '',
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        jsonrpc: '2.0',
-        method: 'leantime.rpc.users.getAll',
-        id: 1,
-      }),
-    });
+    // Check cache first
+    let leantimeUserId = userCache.get(session.user.email);
 
-    if (!userResponse.ok) {
-      throw new Error('Failed to fetch user from Leantime');
-    }
+    // If not in cache, fetch from API
+    if (!leantimeUserId) {
+      const userResponse = await fetch('https://agilite.slm-lab.net/api/jsonrpc', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'X-API-Key': process.env.LEANTIME_TOKEN || '',
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          jsonrpc: '2.0',
+          method: 'leantime.rpc.Users.Users.getUserByEmail',
+          id: 1,
+          params: {
+            email: session.user.email
+          }
+        })
+      });
 
-    const userData = await userResponse.json();
-    const user = userData.result.find((u: any) => u.email === session.user.email);
+      if (!userResponse.ok) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to fetch user from Leantime');
+      }
 
-    if (!user) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "User not found in Leantime" }, { status: 404 });
+      const userData = await userResponse.json();
+      
+      if (!userData.result || !userData.result.id) {
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: "User not found in Leantime" }, { status: 404 });
+      }
+
+      leantimeUserId = userData.result.id;
+      // Cache the user ID for 5 minutes
+      userCache.set(session.user.email, leantimeUserId);
+      setTimeout(() => userCache.delete(session.user.email!), 5 * 60 * 1000);
     }
 
     // Get projects
@@ -82,7 +97,7 @@ export async function GET() {
         method: 'leantime.rpc.Tickets.Tickets.getAllStatusLabelsByUserId',
         id: 1,
         params: {
-          userId: user.id
+          userId: leantimeUserId
         }
       })
     });