diff --git a/backend/routes/auth.js b/backend/routes/auth.js
index 37833b4..d38093b 100644
--- a/backend/routes/auth.js
+++ b/backend/routes/auth.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ router.post('/login', [
 router.post('/getuser', fetchuser,  async (req, res) => {
 
   try {
-    userId = req.user.id;
+    const userId = req.user.id;
     const user = await User.findById(userId).select("-password")
     res.send(user)
   } catch (error) {
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ router.post('/getuser', fetchuser,  async (req, res) => {
     res.status(500).send("Internal Server Error");
   }
 })
-module.exports = router
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = router