diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f494b1b6..17e578fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 .tool-versions
+.idea
+.venv
+.vscode
+/node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/api/views/admin_view.py b/backend/api/views/admin_view.py
index e24ea6ec..9d79b490 100644
--- a/backend/api/views/admin_view.py
+++ b/backend/api/views/admin_view.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def create(self, request):
         serializer = UserIDSerializer(data=request.data)
 
         if serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True):
-            user = User.objects.get(serializer.validated_data["user_id"])
+            user = serializer.validated_data["user_id"]
             user.make_admin()
         
         return Response({