diff --git a/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts b/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts
index 5298a43a..e715ceb9 100644
--- a/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/leantime/status-labels/route.ts
@@ -13,20 +13,45 @@ export async function GET() {
     console.log('Fetching status labels for user:', session.user.id);
     console.log('Using LEANTIME_TOKEN:', process.env.LEANTIME_TOKEN ? 'Present' : 'Missing');
 
+    // First, get the Leantime user ID for the current user
+    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({
+        method: 'leantime.rpc.Users.Users.getUserByEmail',
+        jsonrpc: '2.0',
+        id: 1,
+        params: {
+          email: session.user.email
+        }
+      })
+    });
+
+    const userData = await userResponse.json();
+    console.log('User lookup response:', userData);
+
+    if (!userData.result || !userData.result.id) {
+      throw new Error('Could not find Leantime user ID');
+    }
+
+    const leantimeUserId = userData.result.id;
+
+    // Now fetch the status labels
     const response = await fetch('https://agilite.slm-lab.net/api/jsonrpc', {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         'X-API-Key': process.env.LEANTIME_TOKEN || '',
-        'Accept': 'application/json',
-        'Authorization': `Bearer ${session.accessToken}`,
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         method: 'leantime.rpc.Tickets.Tickets.getAllStatusLabelsByUserId',
         jsonrpc: '2.0',
         id: 1,
         params: {
-          userId: session.user.id,
+          userId: leantimeUserId
         }
       })
     });