diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
index 980e0b3af..d4d4c8101 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/creation.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ export const creationFactory = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const { mutate, query } = client
 
-  // login as Peter Lustig (admin)
-  await query({ query: login, variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' } })
+  // login as Peter Lustig (admin) and get his user ID
+  const {
+    data: {
+      login: { id },
+    },
+  } = await query({ query: login, variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' } })
 
-  // get Peter Lustig's user id
-  const peterLustig = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: 'peter@lustig.de' } })
-  const variables = { ...creation, moderator: peterLustig.id }
-
-  await mutate({ mutation: createPendingCreation, variables })
+  await mutate({ mutation: createPendingCreation, variables: { ...creation, moderator: id } })
 
   // get User
   const user = await User.findOneOrFail({ where: { email: creation.email } })
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts
index 942258fde..04f849727 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/graphql/queries.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 export const login = gql`
   query ($email: String!, $password: String!, $publisherId: Int) {
     login(email: $email, password: $password, publisherId: $publisherId) {
+      id
       email
       firstName
       lastName