diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/mapper/UserMapper.java b/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/mapper/UserMapper.java
index d847e263..c3b2cc9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/mapper/UserMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/mapper/UserMapper.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public static UserInformationProposal mapToUserInformationProposal(User user, in
         return new UserInformationProposal(
                 user.getId(),
                 user.getAccount().getUsername(),
+                user.getAccount().getEmail(),
                 user.getAccount().getPicture(),
                 followerAmount,
                 user.getAge(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/proposal/simplified_models/UserInformationProposal.java b/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/proposal/simplified_models/UserInformationProposal.java
index fd488e95..f03a8c07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/proposal/simplified_models/UserInformationProposal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/proposal/simplified_models/UserInformationProposal.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class UserInformationProposal {
 
     private String username;
 
+    private String email;
+
     private Picture picture;
 
     private int amountFollower;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/service/FriendshipServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/service/FriendshipServiceImpl.java
index 066ff9ab..bd609061 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/service/FriendshipServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/service/FriendshipServiceImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 @Service
 public class FriendshipServiceImpl implements FriendshipService {
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ public List<FriendlistProposal> getFriendlist(Long id) {
 
     @Override
     public FriendlistProposal followUser(FollowUserProposal proposal) {
+        if (Objects.equals(proposal.getRequesterId(), proposal.getReceiverId())) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("User cannot follow itself");
+        }
+
         User requester = userRepository.find(proposal.getRequesterId());
         if (requester == null) {
             throw new NoSuchEntryException(String.format("%s with ID %d does not exist", User.class.getSimpleName(), proposal.getRequesterId()));
diff --git a/src/main/web/src/services/ProfileDataService.tsx b/src/main/web/src/services/ProfileDataService.tsx
index d5d74b86..a0182d5d 100644
--- a/src/main/web/src/services/ProfileDataService.tsx
+++ b/src/main/web/src/services/ProfileDataService.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {getJWT, getUserId, getUsername} from "./AuthService";
 import config from "../config/config";
 
 interface UserData {
+    userId: number;
     username: string;
     email: string;
     picture: {
@@ -27,20 +28,21 @@ export const fetchUserData = async (): Promise<UserData | null> => {
     const userId: number | null = getUserId();
 
     try {
-        const response: Response = await fetch(`${config.apiUrl}user/${userId}`, {
+        const response: Response = await fetch(`${config.apiUrl}user/user-information/${userId}`, {
             headers: getHeaders()
         });
 
         if (response.ok) {
             const data = await response.json();
             const userData: UserData = {
-                username: data.account.username ?? "",
-                email: data.account.email ?? "",
-                picture: data.account.picture ? data.account.picture : { id: 0, name: '', imageData: '' },
+                userId: data.userId ?? 0,
+                username: data.username ?? "",
+                email: data.email ?? "",
+                picture: data.picture ? data.picture : { id: 0, name: '', imageData: '' },
                 amountFollower: data.amountFollower ?? 0,
                 age: data.age ?? '',
                 description: data.description ?? '',
-                course: data.course?.name ?? ''
+                course: data.course ?? ''
             };
             console.log("Successful fetching of userdata", userData);
             return userData;
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/AbstractApplicationTest.java b/src/test/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/AbstractApplicationTest.java
index df86a49b..b408c8bd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/AbstractApplicationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/tinf22b6/dhbwhub/AbstractApplicationTest.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ protected ProfileInformationProposal createProfileInformationProposal() {
 	}
 
 	protected UserInformationProposal createUserInformationProposal() {
-		return new UserInformationProposal(1L ,"test name", createDefaultPicture(), 12,  12, "Beschreibung 1", "TINF22B6");
+		return new UserInformationProposal(1L ,"test name", "adsa@gmail.com", createDefaultPicture(), 12,  12, "Beschreibung 1", "TINF22B6");
 	}
 
 	protected UpdateAgeProposal createUpdateAgeProposal() {