diff --git a/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts b/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts
index 78255e7..db69de8 100644
--- a/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts
+++ b/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
 import * as cookie from 'cookie';
 import { IKindeUser } from '../lib/kinde.interface';
 import { createParamDecorator, ExecutionContext } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { getEnvSafely } from '../lib/kinde.factory';
+import { KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN, KINDE_DOMAIN_URL } from '../lib/kinde.constant';
+import axios from 'axios';
 
 export const KindeUser = createParamDecorator(
-  (data: keyof IKindeUser, ctx: ExecutionContext) => {
+  async (data: keyof IKindeUser, ctx: ExecutionContext) => {
     try {
       const request = ctx.switchToHttp().getRequest();
       const cookies = cookie.parse(request.headers.cookie || '');
-      if (!cookies['user']) return null;
-      const user = JSON.parse(cookies['user']) as IKindeUser;
-      return data ? user?.[data] : user;
+      const token = cookies[KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN] ?? null;
+      const headers = {
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      };
+      const profile = await axios.get(
+        `${getEnvSafely(KINDE_DOMAIN_URL)}/oauth2/user_profile`,
+        {
+          headers,
+        },
+      );
+      if (profile.status === 200) {
+        return profile.data;
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error('Error getting user');
     }
diff --git a/src/guards/abstract.guard.ts b/src/guards/abstract.guard.ts
index 4773f54..a734276 100644
--- a/src/guards/abstract.guard.ts
+++ b/src/guards/abstract.guard.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,12 @@ import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import JwksClient from 'jwks-rsa';
 import { KindePayload } from '../lib/kinde.interface';
 import { CanActivate, ExecutionContext } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { getEnvSafely } from '../lib/kinde.factory';
+import { KINDE_DOMAIN_URL } from '../lib/kinde.constant';
 
 type TokenCallback = (err: Error | null, key?: string) => void;
 
-const getEnvSafely = (envKey: string) => {
-  const envVal = process.env[envKey];
-  if (!envVal) throw new Error(`Missing env variable ${envKey}!`);
-  return envVal;
-};
-
 export abstract class AbstractGuard implements CanActivate {
-  private readonly AUD: string;
-  constructor() {
-    this.AUD = getEnvSafely('KINDE_AUDIENCE');
-  }
-
   /**
    * Determines if the user is authorized to access a route.
    * @param context - The execution context of the request.
@@ -31,7 +22,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractGuard implements CanActivate {
    */
   private getKey(header: jwt.JwtHeader, callback: TokenCallback) {
     const client = JwksClient({
-      jwksUri: `${getEnvSafely('KINDE_DOMAIN_URL')}/.well-known/jwks`,
+      jwksUri: `${getEnvSafely(KINDE_DOMAIN_URL)}/.well-known/jwks`,
     });
     client.getSigningKey(header.kid, function (err, key) {
       callback(err, key?.getPublicKey());
@@ -46,7 +37,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractGuard implements CanActivate {
   protected verifyToken(token?: string): Promise<KindePayload> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       if (!token) return reject(new Error('No JWT token provided!'));
-      jwt.verify(token, this.getKey, { audience: this.AUD }, (err, decoded) => {
+      jwt.verify(token, this.getKey, {}, (err, decoded) => {
         if (err) reject(err);
         resolve(decoded as KindePayload);
       });
diff --git a/src/guards/isAuth.guard.ts b/src/guards/isAuth.guard.ts
index 72d063c..a853f61 100644
--- a/src/guards/isAuth.guard.ts
+++ b/src/guards/isAuth.guard.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as cookie from 'cookie';
 import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { AbstractGuard } from './abstract.guard';
 import { KindeIsAuth } from '../decorators/auth.decorator';
+import { KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN } from '../lib/kinde.constant';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class IsAuthGuard extends AbstractGuard {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class IsAuthGuard extends AbstractGuard {
       }
       const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
       const cookies = cookie.parse(request.headers.cookie || '');
-      const decoded = await this.verifyToken(cookies['access_token']);
+      const decoded = await this.verifyToken(cookies[KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN]);
       if (!decoded) {
         throw new UnauthorizedException();
       }
diff --git a/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts b/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts
index 7ea6815..ef4e447 100644
--- a/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts
+++ b/src/guards/permissions.guard.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as cookie from 'cookie';
 import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { AbstractGuard } from './abstract.guard';
 import { KindePermissions } from '../decorators/permissions.decorator';
+import { KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN } from '../lib/kinde.constant';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class PermissionsGuard extends AbstractGuard {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export class PermissionsGuard extends AbstractGuard {
       }
       const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
       const cookies = cookie.parse(request.headers.cookie || '');
-      const decoded = await this.verifyToken(cookies['access_token']);
+      const decoded = await this.verifyToken(cookies[KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN]);
       if (!decoded) {
         throw new UnauthorizedException();
       }
diff --git a/src/guards/roles.guard.ts b/src/guards/roles.guard.ts
index 64b0c71..3cfc19e 100644
--- a/src/guards/roles.guard.ts
+++ b/src/guards/roles.guard.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as cookie from 'cookie';
 import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { AbstractGuard } from './abstract.guard';
 import { KindeRoles } from '../decorators/roles.decorator';
+import { KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN } from '../lib/kinde.constant';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RolesGuard extends AbstractGuard {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class RolesGuard extends AbstractGuard {
       }
       const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
       const cookies = cookie.parse(request.headers.cookie || '');
-      const decoded = await this.verifyToken(cookies['access_token']);
+      const decoded = await this.verifyToken(cookies[KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN]);
       if (!decoded) {
         throw new UnauthorizedException();
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/kinde.constant.ts b/src/lib/kinde.constant.ts
index 8490148..162e864 100644
--- a/src/lib/kinde.constant.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kinde.constant.ts
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 export const KINDE_MODULE_OPTIONS = 'KINDE_MODULE_OPTIONS';
+export const KINDE_DOMAIN_URL = 'KINDE_DOMAIN_URL';
+export const KINDE_ACCESS_TOKEN = 'access_token';
diff --git a/src/lib/kinde.factory.ts b/src/lib/kinde.factory.ts
index 9568218..51f7922 100644
--- a/src/lib/kinde.factory.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kinde.factory.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ import { KINDE_MODULE_OPTIONS } from './kinde.constant';
 export function createKindeProvider(options: KindeModuleOptions): Provider[] {
   return [{ provide: KINDE_MODULE_OPTIONS, useValue: options || {} }];
 }
+export const getEnvSafely = (envKey: string) => {
+  const envVal = process.env[envKey];
+  if (!envVal) throw new Error(`Missing env variable ${envKey}!`);
+  return envVal;
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/kinde.interface.ts b/src/lib/kinde.interface.ts
index 7d4644b..bb46b78 100644
--- a/src/lib/kinde.interface.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kinde.interface.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ export interface HasuraRolesEntity {
 }
 
 export type IKindeUser = {
-  family_name: string | null;
-  given_name: string | null;
-  picture: string | null;
-  email: string;
   id: string;
+  preferred_email: string;
+  username: string;
+  provided_id: string;
+  last_name: string;
+  first_name: string;
+  picture: string;
 };