diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/crud.py b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/crud.py
index de338b91e..c4a1df728 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/crud.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/crud.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .models import Address, Config, WalletAccount
 ##########################WALLETS####################
 
 
-async def create_watch_wallet(w: WalletAccount) -> WalletAccount:
+async def create_watch_wallet(user: str, w: WalletAccount) -> WalletAccount:
     wallet_id = urlsafe_short_hash()
     await db.execute(
         """
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async def create_watch_wallet(w: WalletAccount) -> WalletAccount:
         """,
         (
             wallet_id,
-            w.user,
+            user,
             w.masterpub,
             w.fingerprint,
             w.title,
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/models.py b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/models.py
index 622f5ec80..d8c278ff8 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/models.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/models.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class CreateWallet(BaseModel):
 
 class WalletAccount(BaseModel):
     id: str
-    user: str
     masterpub: str
     fingerprint: str
     title: str
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/views_api.py b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/views_api.py
index 750d46c98..9030b9c3d 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/views_api.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/views_api.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ async def api_wallet_create_or_update(
 
         new_wallet = WalletAccount(
             id="none",
-            user=w.wallet.user,
             masterpub=data.masterpub,
             fingerprint=descriptor.keys[0].fingerprint.hex(),
             type=descriptor.scriptpubkey_type(),
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ async def api_wallet_create_or_update(
                 )
             )
 
-        wallet = await create_watch_wallet(new_wallet)
+        wallet = await create_watch_wallet(w.wallet.user, new_wallet)
 
         await api_get_addresses(wallet.id, w)
     except Exception as e: