diff --git a/api/build/restart.go b/api/build/restart.go
index a02d368b4..f8798fbb6 100644
--- a/api/build/restart.go
+++ b/api/build/restart.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func RestartBuild(c *gin.Context) {
 	b.SetSender(cl.Subject)
 
 	// fetch scm user id
-	senderID, err := scm.GetUserID(ctx, u.GetName(), u.GetToken())
+	senderID, err := scm.GetUserID(ctx, u.GetName(), r.GetOwner().GetToken())
 	if err != nil {
 		retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to get SCM user id for %s: %w", u.GetName(), err)
 
diff --git a/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go b/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go
index e7e0df759..3709df9a8 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-server/schedule.go
@@ -180,16 +180,10 @@ func processSchedule(ctx context.Context, s *api.Schedule, settings *settings.Pl
 	b.SetRepo(r)
 	b.SetSender(s.GetUpdatedBy())
 
-	// send API call to capture the user for the schedule trigger
-	u, err := database.GetUserForName(ctx, s.GetUpdatedBy())
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get user for name %s: %w", s.GetUpdatedBy(), err)
-	}
-
 	// fetch scm user id
-	senderID, err := scm.GetUserID(ctx, u.GetName(), u.GetToken())
+	senderID, err := scm.GetUserID(ctx, s.GetUpdatedBy(), r.GetOwner().GetToken())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get SCM user id for %s: %w", u.GetName(), err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get SCM user id for %s: %w", s.GetUpdatedBy(), err)
 	}
 
 	b.SetSenderSCMID(senderID)