diff --git a/models/User.js b/models/User.js
index 0aa6adf..3f73786 100644
--- a/models/User.js
+++ b/models/User.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if (!UserSchema.options.toObject) {
  * @param  {Object}   options     the transform options
  */
 UserSchema.options.toObject.transform = function (doc, ret, options) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
-  const sanitized = _.omit(ret, '__v', '_id', 'password', 'provider', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt');
+  const sanitized = _.omit(ret, '__v', '_id', 'password', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt');
   sanitized.id = doc._id;
   return sanitized;
 };
diff --git a/services/UserService.js b/services/UserService.js
index 255545a..cd270c1 100644
--- a/services/UserService.js
+++ b/services/UserService.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function* generateToken(userObj) {
  */
 function* login(entity) {
   // validate that email and password is valid, generate token
-  const user = yield User.findOne({email: entity.email});
+  const user = yield User.findOne({email: entity.email}).populate('provider').exec();
   if (!user) {
     throw new errors.NotFoundError('user not found with the specified email');
   }