diff --git a/files/routes/login.py b/files/routes/login.py
index 1ef0da199..87d0e0092 100644
--- a/files/routes/login.py
+++ b/files/routes/login.py
@@ -151,9 +151,10 @@ def sign_up_get(v):
 		abort(403, "New account registration is currently closed. Please come back later!")
 
 	if v: return redirect(SITE_FULL)
-	ref = request.values.get("ref", "")
 
-	ref_user = get_user(ref, graceful=True)
+	ref = request.values.get("ref")
+
+	ref_user = get_account(ref, graceful=True)
 
 	if ref_user and (ref_user.id in session.get("history", [])):
 		return render_template("login/sign_up_failed_ref.html"), 403
diff --git a/files/templates/settings/personal.html b/files/templates/settings/personal.html
index 517127e58..027774a8e 100644
--- a/files/templates/settings/personal.html
+++ b/files/templates/settings/personal.html
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 						</div>
 						<div class="body w-lg-100">
 							<div class="input-group">
-								<input autocomplete="off" type="text" readonly class="form-control copy-link" id="referral_code" value="{{SITE_FULL}}/signup?ref={{v.original_username}}" data-clipboard-text="{{SITE_FULL}}/signup?ref={{v.original_username}}">
+								<input autocomplete="off" type="text" readonly class="form-control copy-link" id="referral_code" value="{{SITE_FULL}}/signup?ref={{v.id}}" data-clipboard-text="{{SITE_FULL}}/signup?ref={{v.id}}">
 								<span class="input-group-append" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="top" title="You have referred {{v.referral_count}} user{{'s' if v.referral_count != 1 else ''}} so far. {% if v.referral_count==0 %}¯\_(ツ)_/¯{% elif v.referral_count>10 %}Wow!{% endif %}">
 									<span class="input-group-text text-primary border-0"><i class="fas fa-user mr-1"></i>{{v.referral_count}}</span>
 								</span>