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diff --git a/api-server/package.json b/api-server/package.json
index f920d3fe35..12091d6caf 100644
--- a/api-server/package.json
+++ b/api-server/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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diff --git a/api-server/server/component-passport.js b/api-server/server/component-passport.js
index f36f1b86e4..25548e1ff9 100644
--- a/api-server/server/component-passport.js
+++ b/api-server/server/component-passport.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PassportConfigurator.prototype.init = function passportInit(noSession) {
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           { $match: { _id: user.id } },
           { $project: { points: { $size: '$progressTimestamps' } } }
-        ], function(err, [{ points = 1 } = {}]) {
+        ]).get(function(err, [{ points = 1 } = {}]) {
           if (err) { console.error(err); return done(err); }
           user.points = points;
           let completedChallengeCount = 0;
diff --git a/api-server/server/utils/getDynamicPropsForUser.js b/api-server/server/utils/getDynamicPropsForUser.js
index 1fd2104d50..3036af61b6 100644
--- a/api-server/server/utils/getDynamicPropsForUser.js
+++ b/api-server/server/utils/getDynamicPropsForUser.js
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       { $match: { _id: user.id } },
       { $project: { points: { $size: '$progressTimestamps' } } }
-    ], function(err, [{ points = 1 } = {}]) {
+    ]).get(function(err, [{ points = 1 } = {}]) {
       if (err) { return reject(err); }
       user.points = points;
       let completedChallengeCount = 0;