diff --git a/server/entity/User.ts b/server/entity/User.ts
index 0c540feef..7dbdb31b2 100644
--- a/server/entity/User.ts
+++ b/server/entity/User.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class User {
     return users.map((u) => u.filter(showFiltered));
   }
 
-  static readonly filteredFields: string[] = ['email'];
+  static readonly filteredFields: string[] = ['email', 'plexId'];
 
   public displayName: string;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class User {
   @Column({ type: 'integer', default: UserType.PLEX })
   public userType: UserType;
 
-  @Column({ nullable: true, select: false })
+  @Column({ nullable: true, select: true })
   public plexId?: number;
 
   @Column({ nullable: true, select: false })
diff --git a/server/routes/auth.ts b/server/routes/auth.ts
index cf4a4e869..cb6db87c9 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/server/routes/auth.ts
@@ -64,13 +64,28 @@ authRoutes.post('/plex', async (req, res, next) => {
       await userRepository.save(user);
     } else {
       const mainUser = await userRepository.findOneOrFail({
-        select: { id: true, plexToken: true, plexId: true },
+        select: { id: true, plexToken: true, plexId: true, email: true },
         where: { id: 1 },
       });
       const mainPlexTv = new PlexTvAPI(mainUser.plexToken ?? '');
 
+      if (!account.id) {
+        logger.error('Plex ID was missing from Plex.tv response', {
+          label: 'API',
+          ip: req.ip,
+          email: account.email,
+          plexUsername: account.username,
+        });
+
+        return next({
+          status: 500,
+          message: 'Something went wrong. Try again.',
+        });
+      }
+
       if (
         account.id === mainUser.plexId ||
+        (account.email === mainUser.email && !mainUser.plexId) ||
         (await mainPlexTv.checkUserAccess(account.id))
       ) {
         if (user) {