diff --git a/api/views/views.py b/api/views/views.py
index 65c486060c..c461b28622 100644
--- a/api/views/views.py
+++ b/api/views/views.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def post(self, request, format=None):
         if "llm_model" in request.data.keys():
             site_config.LLM_MODEL = request.data["llm_model"]
         if not do_all_models_exist():
-            AsyncTask(download_models, User.objects.get(id=request.user)).run()
+            AsyncTask(download_models, User.objects.get(id=request.user.id)).run()
 
         return self.get(request, format=format)