diff --git a/rowers/polarstuff.py b/rowers/polarstuff.py
index 5ee076f6..21335ec0 100644
--- a/rowers/polarstuff.py
+++ b/rowers/polarstuff.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import os,sys
 import gzip
 import base64
 import yaml
-
 from uuid import uuid4
 from requests import ConnectionError
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ def register_user(user, token):
     }
 
     params = {
-        'member-id': uuid4().hex
+        'member-id': str(user.id)
     }
 
     url = baseurl+'/users'
@@ -377,6 +376,7 @@ def register_user(user, token):
         dologging('polar.log',headers)
         dologging('polar.log',params)
         dologging('polar.log',response.status_code)
+        dologging('polar.log',reponse.body)
         try:
             dologging('polar.log',response.reason)
             dologging('polar.log',response.text)