diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/new_chat_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/new_chat_routes.py
index 4c8f0043c..c850c7eed 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/new_chat_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/new_chat_routes.py
@@ -1228,7 +1228,6 @@ async def create_thread_snapshot(
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
     auth: AuthContext = Depends(get_auth_context),
 ):
-    user = auth.user
     """
     Create a public snapshot of the thread.
 
@@ -1239,7 +1238,7 @@ async def create_thread_snapshot(
     return await create_snapshot(
         session=session,
         thread_id=thread_id,
-        user=user,
+        auth=auth,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_spaces_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_spaces_routes.py
index 33ef188bc..e92f7dfc1 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_spaces_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_spaces_routes.py
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ async def list_search_space_snapshots(
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
     auth: AuthContext = Depends(get_auth_context),
 ):
-    user = auth.user
     """
     List all public chat snapshots for a search space.
 
@@ -450,6 +449,6 @@ async def list_search_space_snapshots(
     snapshots = await list_snapshots_for_search_space(
         session=session,
         search_space_id=search_space_id,
-        user=user,
+        auth=auth,
     )
     return PublicChatSnapshotsBySpaceResponse(snapshots=snapshots)