diff --git a/store/app/api/crud/users.py b/store/app/api/crud/users.py
index 3c74871b..56491f45 100644
--- a/store/app/api/crud/users.py
+++ b/store/app/api/crud/users.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Defines CRUD interface for user API."""
 
 import asyncio
+import uuid
 import warnings
 
 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions import Key
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ async def get_token(self, email: str) -> Token | None:
 
 async def test_adhoc() -> None:
     async with UserCrud() as crud:
-        await crud.add_user(User(email="ben@kscale.dev"))
+        await crud.add_user(User(id=str(uuid.uuid4()), email="ben@kscale.dev"))
         # print(await crud.get_user("ben"))
         # print(await crud.get_user_count())
         # await crud.get_token("ben")
diff --git a/store/app/api/routers/users.py b/store/app/api/routers/users.py
index 0e89227f..ffe4a702 100644
--- a/store/app/api/routers/users.py
+++ b/store/app/api/routers/users.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def set_token_cookie(response: Response, token: str, key: str) -> None:
         value=token,
         httponly=True,
         secure=False,
-        samesite="Lax",
+        samesite="lax",
     )
 
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class UserLoginResponse(BaseModel):
 async def add_to_waitlist(email: str, crud: Crud) -> None:
     await asyncio.gather(
         send_waitlist_email(email),
-        crud.add_user(User(email=email, banned=True)),
+        crud.add_user(User(id=str(uuid.uuid4()), email=email, banned=True)),
     )