diff --git a/src/main/java/hhn/labsw/bugageocaching/controller/Controller.java b/src/main/java/hhn/labsw/bugageocaching/controller/Controller.java
index 2ea87d8..881ddfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hhn/labsw/bugageocaching/controller/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hhn/labsw/bugageocaching/controller/Controller.java
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ public class Controller {
 
     if (isAdmin) {
 
-      User deleteUser = userRepository.findByUsername(username);
+      User deleteUser = userRepository.findByEmail(username);
 
       User_Info user_info = user_infoRepository.findUser_InfoByUser(deleteUser);
       user_info.setRankingPointsSum(0);