diff --git a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/Observation.java b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/Observation.java
index c6e4303ba23d639efddd4cd81e407316400745b8..56f5468a65993b2629e403972bd556f56c483003 100755
--- a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/Observation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/Observation.java
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ public class Observation implements Serializable, no.nibio.vips.observation.Obse
      * @return the user
      */
     @Transient
+    @JsonIgnore
     public VipsLogicUser getUser() {
         return user;
     }