diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b11e6b8d3..005ed85b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
 
 [podman-compose](https://github.com/containers/podman-compose) is used to run a local copy of all required services together.
 
-#### macOS Development Setup 
+#### macOS Development Setup
+
 If you're working on macOS and encounter issues with file watching in Vite, use the following environment variables (in config.env):
 
 ```
diff --git a/packages/openneuro-server/src/graphql/resolvers/user.ts b/packages/openneuro-server/src/graphql/resolvers/user.ts
index b0bdb6799..34649e690 100644
--- a/packages/openneuro-server/src/graphql/resolvers/user.ts
+++ b/packages/openneuro-server/src/graphql/resolvers/user.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
  */
 import User from "../../models/user"
 
-export const user = (obj, { id }) => {
+export const user = (obj, { id, key }) => {
   function isValidOrcid(orcid: string): boolean {
     return /^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$/.test(orcid || "")
   }
 
   if (isValidOrcid(id)) {
-    return User.findOne({ "orcid": id }).exec()
+    if (key === "orcid") {
+      return User.findOne({ "orcid": id }).exec()
+    } else {
+      return User.findOne({ "providerId": id }).exec()
+    }
   } else {
     return User.findOne({ "id": id }).exec()
   }