diff --git a/src/controllers/userController.ts b/src/controllers/userController.ts
index 0bcd8c1..81bead8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/userController.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   CALENDAR_MAX_FUTURE_BOOKING_DAYS,
   CALENDAR_MAX_SERVICE_DURATION,
   CALENDAR_MIN_EARLIEST_BOOKING_TIME,
-  CALENDAR_USING_PRIMARY_CALENDAR,
   Roles,
 } from "../utils/constants";
 import {
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ export async function GetUser(req: Request, res: Response) {
       where: {
         user_id: session.user_id,
       },
-      attributes: ["user_id", "username"],
+      attributes: ["user_id", "username", "store_id"],
     });
 
     if (!user) {
@@ -228,6 +227,22 @@ export async function GetUser(req: Request, res: Response) {
       attributes: ["store_id", "name"],
     });
 
+    // if user is not a store master, then check if user is a worker
+    if (!stores || stores.length === 0) {
+      const store = await Store.findOne({
+        where: {
+          store_id: user.store_id,
+        },
+        attributes: ["store_id", "name"],
+      });
+
+      if (!store) {
+        return res.status(401).send({ err: "unauthorized" });
+      }
+
+      stores.push(store);
+    }
+
     res.status(200).send({ user, stores });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(error);