diff --git a/app/models/user.ts b/app/models/user.ts
index cf8b507..2af279e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.ts
+++ b/app/models/user.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
 import { BaseModel, column, computed } from '@adonisjs/lucid/orm'
 import { DbRememberMeTokensProvider } from '@adonisjs/auth/session'
+import { HttpContext } from '@adonisjs/core/http'
 
 export default class User extends BaseModel {
+  serializeExtras = true
+
+  serialize() {
+    const ctx = HttpContext.get()
+
+    if (!ctx || !ctx.request.url().startsWith('/users')) {
+      this.serializeExtras = false
+      const serialized = super.serialize()
+      delete serialized.pastStudentId
+      delete serialized.extras
+      return serialized
+    }
+
+    this.serializeExtras = true
+    return {
+      ...super.serialize(),
+      preferences: this.preferences,
+    }
+  }
+
   static rememberMeTokens = DbRememberMeTokensProvider.forModel(User)
 
   @column({ isPrimary: true })
@@ -33,6 +54,7 @@ export default class User extends BaseModel {
 
   @computed()
   get preferences(): { name: string; emoji: string; color: string }[] {
+    if (!this.serializeExtras) return []
     return this.extras?.preferences || []
   }