diff --git a/app/controllers/datatables_controller.rb b/app/controllers/datatables_controller.rb
index c93accd..20a19c2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/datatables_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/datatables_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class DatatablesController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :json
 
   def transactions_for_user
-    user = User.find(params[:id])
+    user = User.find_by(name: params[:id])
     datatable = DataTable.new(user, params)
     render json: datatable.json
   end