diff --git a/app/api/users/route.ts b/app/api/users/route.ts
index 5903dfb3..3baf1b59 100644
--- a/app/api/users/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/users/route.ts
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ async function createLeantimeUser(userData: {
         params: {
           values: {
             lastname: userData.lastName,
-            username: `${userData.firstName} ${userData.lastName}`, // Use FirstName LastName format
-            email: userData.email,
+            username: userData.email, // Use email as username
+            email: userData.email, // Keep email as is
             password: userData.password,
             status: 'a', // Use 'a' instead of 'active'
             role: '10', // Use '10' instead of 'user'