diff --git a/daily-thought-frontend/src/pages/feed.tsx b/daily-thought-frontend/src/pages/feed.tsx
index 95c23d95fab42b5bf57963bdd1d09d8c070d9fc5..ba8aa6875f631b846f6b4cdd52cb5ca2731197f0 100644
--- a/daily-thought-frontend/src/pages/feed.tsx
+++ b/daily-thought-frontend/src/pages/feed.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const userx = {
 }
 
 const Feed = () => {
-  const [user, setUser] = useState<null | User>(null)
+  const [user, setUser] = useState<undefined | User>(undefined)
 
   const fetchUser = async () => {
     const endpoint = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_USER_SERVICE_URL}api/user/${sessionStorage.getItem('username')}`