diff --git a/app/api/users/route.ts b/app/api/users/route.ts
index 54a68510..401a57bd 100644
--- a/app/api/users/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/users/route.ts
@@ -222,14 +222,13 @@ async function createLeantimeUser(userData: {
         id: 1,
         params: {
           values: {
-            firstname: userData.firstName,
             lastname: userData.lastName,
-            username: userData.username,
+            username: userData.email, // Use email as username
             email: userData.email,
             password: userData.password,
-            status: 'active',
-            role: 'user', // Default role in Leantime
-            source: 'keycloak',
+            status: 'a', // Use 'a' instead of 'active'
+            role: '10', // Use '10' instead of 'user'
+            source: 'keycloak'
           }
         }
       })