diff --git a/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts b/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
index d289de272..946f7455f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ export async function getUser(
     UserDAL.flagForNameChange(uid);
   }
 
-  const isPremium = await UserDAL.checkIfUserIsPremium(uid);
+  const isPremium = await UserDAL.checkIfUserIsPremium(uid, userInfo);
 
   const userData = {
     ...getRelevantUserInfo(userInfo),
diff --git a/backend/src/dal/user.ts b/backend/src/dal/user.ts
index f83e30b16..3309427ff 100644
--- a/backend/src/dal/user.ts
+++ b/backend/src/dal/user.ts
@@ -1039,8 +1039,11 @@ export async function setBanned(uid: string, banned: boolean): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
-export async function checkIfUserIsPremium(uid: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  const user = await getUser(uid, "checkIfUserIsPremium");
+export async function checkIfUserIsPremium(
+  uid: string,
+  userInfoOverride?: MonkeyTypes.User
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const user = userInfoOverride ?? (await getUser(uid, "checkIfUserIsPremium"));
   const expirationDate = user.premium?.expirationTimestamp;
 
   if (expirationDate === undefined) return false;