diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index 518ef9f46..fea150338 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ import { UserContact } from '@model/UserContact'
 import { UserLocationResult } from '@model/UserLocationResult'
 
 import { HumHubClient } from '@/apis/humhub/HumHubClient'
+import { Account as HumhubAccount } from '@/apis/humhub/model/Account'
 import { GetUser } from '@/apis/humhub/model/GetUser'
 import { PostUser } from '@/apis/humhub/model/PostUser'
 import { subscribe } from '@/apis/KlicktippController'
 import { encode } from '@/auth/JWT'
 import { RIGHTS } from '@/auth/RIGHTS'
 import { CONFIG } from '@/config'
-import { PublishNameLogic } from '@/data/PublishName.logic'
 import {
   sendAccountActivationEmail,
   sendAccountMultiRegistrationEmail,
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ import {
   EVENT_ADMIN_USER_DELETE,
   EVENT_ADMIN_USER_UNDELETE,
 } from '@/event/Events'
-import { PublishNameType } from '@/graphql/enum/PublishNameType'
 import { isValidPassword } from '@/password/EncryptorUtils'
 import { encryptPassword, verifyPassword } from '@/password/PasswordEncryptor'
 import { Context, getUser, getClientTimezoneOffset } from '@/server/context'
@@ -821,7 +820,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
   }
 
   @Authorized([RIGHTS.HUMHUB_AUTO_LOGIN])
-  @Query(() => String)
+  @Mutation(() => String)
   async authenticateHumhubAutoLogin(
     @Ctx() context: Context,
     @Arg('project', () => String, { nullable: true }) project?: string | null,
@@ -832,19 +831,23 @@ export class UserResolver {
     if (!humhubClient) {
       throw new LogError('cannot create humhub client')
     }
-    const userNameLogic = new PublishNameLogic(dbUser)
-    const username = userNameLogic.getUserIdentifier(dbUser.humhubPublishName as PublishNameType)
-    let humhubUser = await humhubClient.userByUsername(username)
-    if (!humhubUser) {
-      humhubUser = await humhubClient.userByEmail(dbUser.emailContact.email)
+    // should rarely happen, so we don't optimize for parallel processing
+    if (!dbUser.humhubAllowed && project) {
+      await ProjectBranding.findOneOrFail({ where: { alias: project } })
+      dbUser.humhubAllowed = true
+      await dbUser.save()
     }
+    const humhubUserAccount = new HumhubAccount(dbUser)
+    const autoLoginUrlPromise = humhubClient.createAutoLoginUrl(humhubUserAccount.username, project)
+    const humhubUser = await syncHumhub(null, dbUser)
     if (!humhubUser) {
-      throw new LogError("user don't exist (any longer) on humhub")
+      throw new LogError("user don't exist (any longer) on humhub and couldn't be created")
     }
     if (humhubUser.account.status !== 1) {
       throw new LogError('user status is not 1', humhubUser.account.status)
     }
-    return await humhubClient.createAutoLoginUrl(humhubUser.account.username, project)
+    const autoLoginUrl = await autoLoginUrlPromise
+    return autoLoginUrl
   }
 
   @Authorized([RIGHTS.SEARCH_ADMIN_USERS])
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/syncHumhub.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/syncHumhub.ts
index b8becd8a2..90500bbc5 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/syncHumhub.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/syncHumhub.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { User } from '@entity/User'
 import { HumHubClient } from '@/apis/humhub/HumHubClient'
 import { GetUser } from '@/apis/humhub/model/GetUser'
 import { ExecutedHumhubAction, syncUser } from '@/apis/humhub/syncUser'
+import { PublishNameLogic } from '@/data/PublishName.logic'
 import { UpdateUserInfosArgs } from '@/graphql/arg/UpdateUserInfosArgs'
+import { PublishNameType } from '@/graphql/enum/PublishNameType'
 import { backendLogger as logger } from '@/server/logger'
 
 /**
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export async function syncHumhub(
   updateUserInfosArg: UpdateUserInfosArgs | null,
   user: User,
   spaceId?: number | null,
-): Promise<number | undefined> {
+): Promise<GetUser | null | undefined> {
   // check for humhub relevant changes
   if (
     updateUserInfosArg &&
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ export async function syncHumhub(
     return
   }
   logger.debug('retrieve user from humhub')
-  let humhubUser = await humhubClient.userByUsername(user.alias ?? user.gradidoID)
+  const userNameLogic = new PublishNameLogic(user)
+  const username = userNameLogic.getUserIdentifier(user.humhubPublishName as PublishNameType)
+  let humhubUser = await humhubClient.userByUsername(username)
   if (!humhubUser) {
     humhubUser = await humhubClient.userByEmail(user.emailContact.email)
   }
@@ -58,5 +62,8 @@ export async function syncHumhub(
     await humhubClient.addUserToSpace(humhubUser.id, spaceId)
     logger.debug(`user added to space ${spaceId}`)
   }
-  return user.id
+  if (result !== ExecutedHumhubAction.SKIP) {
+    return await humhubClient.userByUsername(username)
+  }
+  return humhubUser
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Overview/CardCircles.vue b/frontend/src/components/Overview/CardCircles.vue
index 7452042b5..dc5522448 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Overview/CardCircles.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Overview/CardCircles.vue
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
   </div>
 </template>
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
-import { useQuery } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useMutation } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
 import { useStore } from 'vuex'
-import { authenticateHumhubAutoLogin } from '@/graphql/queries'
+import { authenticateHumhubAutoLogin } from '@/graphql/mutations'
 
 const store = useStore()
 
@@ -44,12 +44,21 @@ const humhubUri = ref('')
 
 const humhubAllowed = computed(() => store.state.humhubAllowed)
 
-const { onResult, onError } = useQuery(authenticateHumhubAutoLogin, null, {
-  fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
-  enabled: true,
-})
+const {
+  onDone,
+  mutate: mutateHumhubAutoLogin,
+  onError,
+  called,
+} = useMutation(
+  authenticateHumhubAutoLogin,
+  {},
+  {
+    fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
+    enabled: true,
+  },
+)
 
-onResult(({ data }) => {
+onDone(({ data }) => {
   if (data) {
     humhubUri.value = data.authenticateHumhubAutoLogin
     enableButton.value = true
@@ -61,6 +70,12 @@ onError(() => {
   humhubUri.value = ''
   store.commit('humhubAllowed', false)
 })
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  if (!called.value) {
+    mutateHumhubAutoLogin()
+  }
+})
 </script>
 <style scoped>
 .card {
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js b/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
index e1e3bf7db..9a62e7cde 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/mutations.js
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ export const updateUserInfos = gql`
   }
 `
 
+export const authenticateHumhubAutoLogin = gql`
+  mutation {
+    authenticateHumhubAutoLogin
+  }
+`
+export const authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject = gql`
+  mutation ($project: String!) {
+    authenticateHumhubAutoLogin(project: $project)
+  }
+`
+
 export const createUser = gql`
   mutation (
     $firstName: String!
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
index b1ae7bed8..65f7e9418 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@ export const userLocationQuery = gql`
   }
 `
 
-export const authenticateHumhubAutoLogin = gql`
-  query {
-    authenticateHumhubAutoLogin
-  }
-`
-export const authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject = gql`
-  query ($project: String!) {
-    authenticateHumhubAutoLogin(project: $project)
-  }
-`
-
 export const transactionsQuery = gql`
   query ($currentPage: Int = 1, $pageSize: Int = 25, $order: Order = DESC) {
     transactionList(currentPage: $currentPage, pageSize: $pageSize, order: $order) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Circles.spec.js b/frontend/src/pages/Circles.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f22573f4..000000000
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Circles.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest'
-import { nextTick } from 'vue'
-import Circles from './Circles'
-import { authenticateHumhubAutoLogin } from '@/graphql/queries'
-import { createStore } from 'vuex'
-import { useQuery } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
-
-vi.mock('@vue/apollo-composable', () => ({
-  useQuery: vi.fn(),
-}))
-
-const TEST_URL_WITH_JWT_TOKEN =
-  'https://community.gradido.net/user/auth/external?authclient=jwt&jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiYWRtaW4iOnRydWUsImlhdCI6MTY4NTI0NjQxMn0.V2h4Rf3LfdOYDsx2clVCx-jbhKoY5F4Ks5-YJGVtHRk'
-
-describe('Circles', () => {
-  let wrapper
-  let store
-  let mockOnResult
-  let mockRefetch
-  let mockOnError
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    store = createStore({
-      state: {
-        humhubAllowed: true,
-      },
-      mutations: {
-        humhubAllowed(state, value) {
-          state.humhubAllowed = value
-        },
-      },
-    })
-
-    mockOnResult = vi.fn()
-    mockRefetch = vi.fn()
-    mockOnError = vi.fn()
-
-    vi.mocked(useQuery).mockReturnValue({
-      refetch: mockRefetch,
-      onResult: mockOnResult,
-      onError: mockOnError,
-    })
-
-    wrapper = mount(Circles, {
-      global: {
-        plugins: [store],
-        mocks: {
-          $t: (key) => key,
-          $i18n: {
-            locale: 'en',
-          },
-        },
-        stubs: {
-          BContainer: true,
-          BRow: true,
-          BCol: true,
-          BButton: true,
-          RouterLink: true,
-        },
-      },
-    })
-  })
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    vi.clearAllMocks()
-  })
-
-  it('renders the circles page', () => {
-    expect(wrapper.find('div.circles').exists()).toBe(true)
-  })
-
-  it('calls authenticateHumhubAutoLogin on mount', () => {
-    expect(useQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      authenticateHumhubAutoLogin,
-      null,
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
-        enabled: true,
-      }),
-    )
-    expect(mockRefetch).toHaveBeenCalled()
-  })
-
-  it('sets humhubUri and enables button on success', async () => {
-    const successCallback = mockOnResult.mock.calls[0][0]
-    successCallback({ data: { authenticateHumhubAutoLogin: TEST_URL_WITH_JWT_TOKEN } })
-
-    await nextTick()
-    expect(wrapper.vm.humhubUri).toBe(TEST_URL_WITH_JWT_TOKEN)
-    expect(wrapper.vm.enableButton).toBe(true)
-  })
-
-  it('handles error in authenticateHumhubAutoLogin', async () => {
-    const errorCallback = mockOnError.mock.calls[0][0]
-    errorCallback(new Error('Test error'))
-
-    await nextTick()
-    expect(wrapper.vm.enableButton).toBe(true)
-    expect(wrapper.vm.humhubUri).toBe('')
-    expect(store.state.humhubAllowed).toBe(false)
-  })
-})
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Circles.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Circles.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index f9cef737e..000000000
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Circles.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="circles">
-    <BContainer class="bg-white app-box-shadow gradido-border-radius p-4 mt--3">
-      <div class="h3">{{ $t('circles.headline') }}</div>
-      <div class="my-4 text-small">
-        <span v-for="(line, lineNumber) of $t('circles.text').split('\n')" :key="lineNumber">
-          {{ line }}
-          <br />
-        </span>
-      </div>
-      <BRow class="my-5">
-        <BCol cols="12">
-          <div class="text-lg-end">
-            <BButton
-              v-if="humhubAllowed"
-              :href="humhubUri"
-              variant="gradido"
-              :disabled="enableButton === false"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              {{ $t('circles.button') }}
-            </BButton>
-            <RouterLink v-else to="/settings/extern">
-              <BButton variant="gradido">
-                {{ $t('circles.button') }}
-              </BButton>
-            </RouterLink>
-          </div>
-        </BCol>
-      </BRow>
-    </BContainer>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script setup>
-import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
-import { useQuery } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
-import { useStore } from 'vuex'
-import { authenticateHumhubAutoLogin } from '@/graphql/queries'
-
-const store = useStore()
-
-const enableButton = ref(false)
-const humhubUri = ref('')
-
-const humhubAllowed = computed(() => store.state.humhubAllowed)
-
-const {
-  refetch: refetchAuthenticateHumhub,
-  onResult,
-  onError,
-} = useQuery(authenticateHumhubAutoLogin, null, {
-  fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
-  enabled: true,
-})
-
-onResult(({ data }) => {
-  if (data) {
-    humhubUri.value = data.authenticateHumhubAutoLogin
-    enableButton.value = true
-  }
-})
-
-onError(() => {
-  enableButton.value = true
-  humhubUri.value = ''
-  store.commit('humhubAllowed', false)
-})
-
-const handleAuthenticateHumhubAutoLogin = async () => {
-  enableButton.value = false
-  humhubUri.value = null
-  await refetchAuthenticateHumhub()
-}
-
-onMounted(() => {
-  handleAuthenticateHumhubAutoLogin()
-})
-</script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Login.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Login.vue
index 1107a02dc..a5e245291 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Login.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Login.vue
@@ -61,14 +61,13 @@
 import InputPassword from '@/components/Inputs/InputPassword'
 import InputEmail from '@/components/Inputs/InputEmail'
 import Message from '@/components/Message/Message'
-import { login } from '@/graphql/mutations'
-import { authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject } from '@/graphql/queries'
+import { login, authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject } from '@/graphql/mutations '
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useStore } from 'vuex'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useForm } from 'vee-validate'
-import { useMutation, useLazyQuery } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
+import { useMutation } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
 import { useAppToast } from '@/composables/useToast'
 import { useAuthLinks } from '@/composables/useAuthLinks'
 import CONFIG from '@/config'
@@ -80,7 +79,12 @@ const route = useRoute()
 const store = useStore()
 const { t } = useI18n()
 const { mutate } = useMutation(login)
-const { load } = useLazyQuery(authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject)
+const { mutate: mutateHumhubAutoLogin } = useMutation(authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject, {
+  variables: {
+    project: store.state.project,
+  },
+  enabled: store.state.project,
+})
 // const $loading = useLoading() // TODO needs to be updated but there is some sort of an issue that breaks the app.
 const { toastError } = useAppToast()
 const { register } = useAuthLinks()
@@ -117,10 +121,8 @@ const onSubmit = handleSubmit(async (values) => {
     // await loader.hide()
 
     if (store.state.project) {
-      const result = await load(authenticateHumhubAutoLoginProject, {
-        project: store.state.project,
-      })
-      window.location.href = result.authenticateHumhubAutoLogin
+      const result = await mutateHumhubAutoLogin()
+      window.location.href = result.data.authenticateHumhubAutoLogin
       return
     }