diff --git a/src/consents/views.py b/src/consents/views.py
index 966616e5cff34e1d0962b7060e78ca6a71cf7c4f..ec6a703c830ecd5a3b8131c044babcb4ce443714 100644
--- a/src/consents/views.py
+++ b/src/consents/views.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class CreateUserConsentView(APIView):
                 status=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
             )
        
-        serializer = CreateUserSerializer(data=request.data, many=True)
+        serializer = CreateUserSerializer(data=request.data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True) 
         
         email = serializer.validated_data["email"]
@@ -382,15 +382,17 @@ class CreateUserConsentViaConnectServiceView(APIView):
                 status=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
             )
        
-        serializer = CreateUserShibbolethSerializer(data=request.data, many=True)
+        serializer = CreateUserShibbolethSerializer(data=request.data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True) 
         
         email = serializer.validated_data["email"]
         shib_id = shib_connector_resolver_to_pairwaise_id(email=email, provider=provider)
 
-        if CustomUser.objects.filter(uid=shib_id).first() is None:
+        user = CustomUser.objects.filter(shibboleth_connector_identifier=shib_id).first()
+        
+        if not user:
            user = CustomUser.objects.create(
-                uid=shib_id, # this is the pairwaise id 
+                shibboleth_connector_identifier=shib_id, # this is the pairwaise id 
                 email=''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=8)) + "@manual-created.polaris",
                 first_name=''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=8)),
                 last_name=''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=8))